CNVS Butterfly Strategy
CNVS (Cineverse Corp.), in the Communication Services sector, (Entertainment industry), listed on NASDAQ.
Cineverse Corp. operates as a streaming technology and entertainment company. It owns and operates streaming channels, through its proprietary technology platform. The company also delivers curated content through subscription video on demand (SVOD), dedicated ad-supported (AVOD), and ad-supported streaming linear (FAST) channels, as well as social video streaming services and audio podcasts; operates OTT streaming entertainment channels. It entertains consumers worldwide by providing feature film and television programs, enthusiast streaming channels, and technology services. The company was formerly known as Cinedigm Corp. and changed its name to Cineverse Corp. in May 2023. Cineverse Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in New York, New York.
CNVS (Cineverse Corp.) trades in the Communication Services sector, specifically Entertainment, with a market capitalization of approximately $54.7M, a beta of 1.60 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.77-7.39, average daily share volume of 213K, a public-listing history dating back to 2003, approximately 176 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how CNVS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.60 indicates CNVS 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 CNVS?
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 CNVS snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $2.55, ATM IV 96.00%, IV rank 15.01%, expected move 27.52%. The butterfly on CNVS 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 CNVS specifically: CNVS IV at 96.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a CNVS butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 27.52% (roughly $0.70 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 CNVS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on CNVS should anchor to the underlying notional of $2.55 per share and to the trader's directional view on CNVS stock.
CNVS butterfly setup
The CNVS 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 CNVS near $2.55, the first option leg uses a $2.42 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed CNVS 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 CNVS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $2.42 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $2.55 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $2.68 | N/A |
CNVS 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.
CNVS butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on CNVS. 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 CNVS
Butterflies on CNVS are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect CNVS 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.
CNVS thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for CNVS extends from approximately $1.85 on the downside to $3.25 on the upside. A CNVS long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if CNVS settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current CNVS IV rank near 15.01% 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 CNVS at 96.00%. As a Communication Services name, CNVS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to CNVS-specific events.
CNVS 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. CNVS positions also carry Communication Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move CNVS alongside the broader basket even when CNVS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current CNVS chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on CNVS?
- A butterfly on CNVS is the butterfly strategy applied to CNVS (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 CNVS stock trading near $2.55, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed CNVS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are CNVS 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 CNVS butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 96.00%), 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 CNVS butterfly?
- The breakeven for the CNVS 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 CNVS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 27.52%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on CNVS?
- Butterflies on CNVS are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect CNVS 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 CNVS implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- CNVS ATM IV is at 96.00% with IV rank near 15.01%, 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.