ASPN Butterfly Strategy
ASPN (Aspen Aerogels, Inc.), in the Industrials sector, (Construction industry), listed on NYSE.
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aerogel insulation products primarily for use in the energy infrastructure and building materials markets in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, and Latin America. The company offers PyroThin thermal barriers for use in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage industries; Pyrogel XTE that reduces the risk of corrosion under insulation in energy infrastructure operating systems; Pyrogel HPS for applications within the power generation market; Pyrogel XTF to provide protection against fire; Cryogel Z for sub-ambient and cryogenic applications in the energy infrastructure market; and Spaceloft Subsea for use in pipe-in-pipe applications in offshore oil production. It also offers Spaceloft Grey and Spaceloft A2 for use in the building materials market; and Cryogel X201, which is used in designing cold systems, such as refrigerated appliances, cold storage equipment, and aerospace systems. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Northborough, Massachusetts.
ASPN (Aspen Aerogels, Inc.) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Construction, with a market capitalization of approximately $447.5M, a beta of 2.83 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 2.3-9.78, average daily share volume of 1.7M, a public-listing history dating back to 2014, approximately 554 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ASPN stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.83 indicates ASPN has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a butterfly on ASPN?
A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration.
Current ASPN snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $5.67, ATM IV 88.00%, IV rank 15.22%, expected move 25.23%. The butterfly on ASPN below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 34-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on ASPN specifically: ASPN IV at 88.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a ASPN butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 25.23% (roughly $1.43 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated ASPN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ASPN should anchor to the underlying notional of $5.67 per share and to the trader's directional view on ASPN stock.
ASPN butterfly setup
The ASPN butterfly below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With ASPN near $5.67, the first option leg uses a $5.39 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ASPN chain at a 34-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 ASPN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $5.39 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $5.67 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $5.95 | N/A |
ASPN butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit.
ASPN butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on ASPN. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.
When traders use butterfly on ASPN
Butterflies on ASPN are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect ASPN to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
ASPN thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ASPN extends from approximately $4.24 on the downside to $7.10 on the upside. A ASPN long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if ASPN settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current ASPN IV rank near 15.22% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on ASPN at 88.00%. As a Industrials name, ASPN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ASPN-specific events.
ASPN butterfly positions are structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward); the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. ASPN positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move ASPN alongside the broader basket even when ASPN-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current ASPN chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on ASPN?
- A butterfly on ASPN is the butterfly strategy applied to ASPN (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward): A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration. With ASPN stock trading near $5.67, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ASPN chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are ASPN butterfly max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit. For the ASPN butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 88.00%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a ASPN butterfly?
- The breakeven for the ASPN butterfly priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current ASPN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 25.23%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on ASPN?
- Butterflies on ASPN are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect ASPN to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
- How does current ASPN implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- ASPN ATM IV is at 88.00% with IV rank near 15.22%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.