FTW Butterfly Strategy
FTW (Presidio Production Company), in the Energy sector, (Shell Companies industry), listed on NYSE.
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FTW (Presidio Production Company) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Shell Companies, with a market capitalization of approximately $492.5M, a trailing P/E of 46.16, a beta of 0.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 10.02-13.75, average daily share volume of 64K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how FTW stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.02 indicates FTW has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 46.16 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. FTW pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on FTW?
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 FTW snapshot
As of May 14, 2026, spot at $11.23, ATM IV 142.20%, expected move 40.77%. The butterfly on FTW 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 35-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on FTW specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for FTW is inferred from ATM IV at 142.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 40.77% (roughly $4.58 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated FTW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on FTW should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on FTW stock.
FTW butterfly setup
The FTW 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 FTW near $11.23, the first option leg uses a $10.67 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed FTW chain at a 35-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 FTW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $10.67 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $11.23 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $11.79 | N/A |
FTW 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.
FTW butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on FTW. 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 FTW
Butterflies on FTW are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FTW 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.
FTW thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for FTW extends from approximately $6.65 on the downside to $15.81 on the upside. A FTW long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if FTW settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. As a Energy name, FTW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to FTW-specific events.
FTW 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. FTW positions also carry Energy sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move FTW alongside the broader basket even when FTW-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current FTW chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on FTW?
- A butterfly on FTW is the butterfly strategy applied to FTW (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 FTW stock trading near $11.23, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed FTW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are FTW 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 FTW butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 142.20%), 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 FTW butterfly?
- The breakeven for the FTW 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 FTW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 40.77%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on FTW?
- Butterflies on FTW are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect FTW 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 FTW implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- Current FTW ATM IV is 142.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.