How are DLTR 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 DLTR butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.43%), the computed maximum profit is $366.83 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$97.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a DLTR butterfly?

The breakeven for the DLTR butterfly priced on this page is roughly $85.98 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 DLTR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.32%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current DLTR implied volatility affect this butterfly?

DLTR ATM IV is at 60.43% with IV rank near 100.00%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.

DLTR Butterfly Strategy

DLTR (Dollar Tree, Inc.), in the Consumer Defensive sector, (Discount Stores industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount variety retail stores. It operates in two segments, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment offers merchandise at the fixed price of $ 1.25. It provides consumable merchandise, including candy and food, and health and personal care, as well as everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise comprising toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, arts and crafts supplies, and other items; and seasonal goods that include Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Valentine's Day merchandise. As of January 29, 2022, this segment operated 8,061 stores under the Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada brands, as well as 15 distribution centers in the United States and 2 distribution centers in Canada. The Family Dollar segment operates general merchandise retail discount stores that offer consumable merchandise, which comprise food and beverages, tobacco, health and personal care, household chemicals, paper products, hardware and automotive supplies, diapers, batteries, and pet food and supplies; and home products, including housewares, home décor, and giftware, as well as domestics, such as comforters, sheets, and towels.

DLTR (Dollar Tree, Inc.) trades in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically Discount Stores, with a market capitalization of approximately $17.13B, a trailing P/E of 13.48, a beta of 0.61 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 84.71-142.4, average daily share volume of 3.3M, a public-listing history dating back to 1995, approximately 153K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how DLTR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.61 indicates DLTR has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.

What is a butterfly on DLTR?

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 DLTR snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $89.90, ATM IV 60.43%, IV rank 100.00%, expected move 17.32%. The butterfly on DLTR 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 DLTR specifically: DLTR IV at 60.43% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying DLTR butterfly relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.32% (roughly $15.58 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 DLTR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DLTR should anchor to the underlying notional of $89.90 per share and to the trader's directional view on DLTR stock.

DLTR butterfly setup

The DLTR 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 DLTR near $89.90, the first option leg uses a $85.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DLTR 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 DLTR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$85.00	$8.93
Sell 2	Call	$90.00	$6.20
Buy 1	Call	$94.00	$4.45

DLTR butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$97.50
Max Profit (per contract): $366.83
Max Loss (per contract): -$97.50
Breakeven(s): $85.98
Risk / Reward Ratio: 3.762

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.

DLTR butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on DLTR. 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%	-$97.50
$19.89	-77.9%	-$97.50
$39.76	-55.8%	-$97.50
$59.64	-33.7%	-$97.50
$79.52	-11.6%	-$97.50
$99.39	+10.6%	+$2.50
$119.27	+32.7%	+$2.50
$139.14	+54.8%	+$2.50
$159.02	+76.9%	+$2.50
$178.90	+99.0%	+$2.50

When traders use butterfly on DLTR

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

DLTR thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DLTR extends from approximately $74.32 on the downside to $105.48 on the upside. A DLTR long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if DLTR settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current DLTR IV rank near 100.00% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on DLTR at 60.43%. As a Consumer Defensive name, DLTR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DLTR-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on DLTR?: A butterfly on DLTR is the butterfly strategy applied to DLTR (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 DLTR stock trading near $89.90, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DLTR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are DLTR 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 DLTR butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.43%), the computed maximum profit is $366.83 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$97.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a DLTR butterfly?: The breakeven for the DLTR butterfly priced on this page is roughly $85.98 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 DLTR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.32%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on DLTR?: Butterflies on DLTR are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect DLTR 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 DLTR implied volatility affect this butterfly?: DLTR ATM IV is at 60.43% with IV rank near 100.00%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.