How are COIN 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 COIN butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 68.33%), the computed maximum profit is $853.59 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$132.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a COIN butterfly?

The breakeven for the COIN butterfly priced on this page is roughly $186.33 and $203.68 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 COIN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 19.59%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current COIN implied volatility affect this butterfly?

COIN ATM IV is at 68.33% with IV rank near 44.22%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.

COIN Butterfly Strategy

COIN (Coinbase Global, Inc.), in the Financial Services sector, (Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Coinbase Global, Inc. provides financial infrastructure and technology for the cryptoeconomy in the United States and internationally. It offers the primary financial account in the cryptoeconomy for consumers; a marketplace with a pool of liquidity for transacting in crypto assets for institutions; and technology and services that enable developers to build crypto-based applications and securely accept crypto assets as payment. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

COIN (Coinbase Global, Inc.) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges, with a market capitalization of approximately $53.17B, a trailing P/E of 66.74, a beta of 3.38 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 139.36-444.65, average daily share volume of 11.9M, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 5K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how COIN stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 3.38 indicates COIN has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 66.74 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple.

What is a butterfly on COIN?

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 COIN snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $195.84, ATM IV 68.33%, IV rank 44.22%, expected move 19.59%. The butterfly on COIN 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 28-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on COIN specifically: COIN IV at 68.33% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 19.59% (roughly $38.36 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated COIN expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on COIN should anchor to the underlying notional of $195.84 per share and to the trader's directional view on COIN stock.

COIN butterfly setup

The COIN 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 COIN near $195.84, the first option leg uses a $185.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed COIN chain at a 28-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 COIN shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$185.00	$21.23
Sell 2	Call	$195.00	$15.65
Buy 1	Call	$205.00	$11.40

COIN butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$132.50
Max Profit (per contract): $853.59
Max Loss (per contract): -$132.50
Breakeven(s): $186.33, $203.68
Risk / Reward Ratio: 6.442

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.

COIN butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on COIN. 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.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$132.50
$43.31	-77.9%	-$132.50
$86.61	-55.8%	-$132.50
$129.91	-33.7%	-$132.50
$173.21	-11.6%	-$132.50
$216.51	+10.6%	-$132.50
$259.81	+32.7%	-$132.50
$303.11	+54.8%	-$132.50
$346.41	+76.9%	-$132.50
$389.71	+99.0%	-$132.50

When traders use butterfly on COIN

Butterflies on COIN are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect COIN 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.

COIN thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for COIN extends from approximately $157.48 on the downside to $234.20 on the upside. A COIN long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if COIN settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current COIN IV rank near 44.22% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on COIN should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, COIN options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to COIN-specific events.

COIN 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. COIN positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move COIN alongside the broader basket even when COIN-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current COIN chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on COIN?: A butterfly on COIN is the butterfly strategy applied to COIN (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 COIN stock trading near $195.84, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed COIN chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are COIN 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 COIN butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 68.33%), the computed maximum profit is $853.59 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$132.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a COIN butterfly?: The breakeven for the COIN butterfly priced on this page is roughly $186.33 and $203.68 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 COIN market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 19.59%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on COIN?: Butterflies on COIN are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect COIN 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 COIN implied volatility affect this butterfly?: COIN ATM IV is at 68.33% with IV rank near 44.22%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.