How are ENPH 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 ENPH butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 96.22%), the computed maximum profit is $215.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$185.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a ENPH butterfly?

The breakeven for the ENPH butterfly priced on this page is roughly $52.85 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 ENPH market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 27.59%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current ENPH implied volatility affect this butterfly?

ENPH ATM IV is at 96.22% with IV rank near 88.98%, 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.

ENPH Butterfly Strategy

ENPH (Enphase Energy, Inc.), in the Energy sector, (Solar industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Enphase Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level, and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control services. It also offers AC battery storage systems; Envoy communications gateway; and Enlighten cloud-based monitoring service, as well as other accessories. The company sells its solutions to solar distributors; and directly to large installers, original equipment manufacturers, strategic partners, and homeowners, as well as through its legacy product upgrade program or online store. Enphase Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

ENPH (Enphase Energy, Inc.) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Solar, with a market capitalization of approximately $5.54B, a trailing P/E of 40.86, a beta of 1.25 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 25.78-52.93, average daily share volume of 5.9M, a public-listing history dating back to 2012, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how ENPH stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.25 places ENPH roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. The trailing P/E of 40.86 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 ENPH?

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 ENPH snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $53.34, ATM IV 96.22%, IV rank 88.98%, expected move 27.59%. The butterfly on ENPH 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 ENPH specifically: ENPH IV at 96.22% is rich versus its 1-year range, which makes a premium-buying ENPH butterfly relatively expensive in absolute-cost terms, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 27.59% (roughly $14.71 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 ENPH expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on ENPH should anchor to the underlying notional of $53.34 per share and to the trader's directional view on ENPH stock.

ENPH butterfly setup

The ENPH 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 ENPH near $53.34, the first option leg uses a $51.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed ENPH 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 ENPH shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$51.00	$7.00
Sell 2	Call	$55.00	$5.15
Buy 1	Call	$55.00	$5.15

ENPH butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$185.00
Max Profit (per contract): $215.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$185.00
Breakeven(s): $52.85
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.162

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.

ENPH butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on ENPH. 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%	-$185.00
$11.80	-77.9%	-$185.00
$23.60	-55.8%	-$185.00
$35.39	-33.7%	-$185.00
$47.18	-11.5%	-$185.00
$58.97	+10.6%	+$215.00
$70.77	+32.7%	+$215.00
$82.56	+54.8%	+$215.00
$94.35	+76.9%	+$215.00
$106.14	+99.0%	+$215.00

When traders use butterfly on ENPH

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

ENPH thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for ENPH extends from approximately $38.63 on the downside to $68.05 on the upside. A ENPH long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if ENPH settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current ENPH IV rank near 88.98% 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 ENPH at 96.22%. As a Energy name, ENPH options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to ENPH-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on ENPH?: A butterfly on ENPH is the butterfly strategy applied to ENPH (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 ENPH stock trading near $53.34, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed ENPH chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are ENPH 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 ENPH butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 96.22%), the computed maximum profit is $215.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$185.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a ENPH butterfly?: The breakeven for the ENPH butterfly priced on this page is roughly $52.85 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 ENPH market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 27.59%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on ENPH?: Butterflies on ENPH are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect ENPH 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 ENPH implied volatility affect this butterfly?: ENPH ATM IV is at 96.22% with IV rank near 88.98%, 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.