How are GCT 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 GCT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 51.70%), the computed maximum profit is $215.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$285.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GCT butterfly?

The breakeven for the GCT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $52.15 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The GCT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 14.82%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GCT implied volatility affect this butterfly?

GCT ATM IV is at 51.70% with IV rank near 3.23%, 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.

GCT Butterfly Strategy

GCT (GigaCloud Technology Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Infrastructure industry), listed on NASDAQ.

GigaCloud Technology Inc. offers comprehensive business-to-business e-commerce solutions tailored for the sale of large, bulky merchandise. Its digital marketplace acts as a facilitator, linking manufacturers predominantly in Asia with a network of resellers throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. This platform enables the execution of international transactions for categories including furniture, major home appliances, fitness equipment, and other oversized goods. Established in 2006, the company is headquartered in Suzhou, China. It officially rebranded to GigaCloud Technology Inc. in February 2021, having formerly operated as Oriental Standard Human Resources Holdings Limited.

GCT (GigaCloud Technology Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.93B, a trailing P/E of 12.09, a beta of 1.64 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 25.15-56.27, average daily share volume of 751K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GCT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.64 indicates GCT 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 GCT?

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.

GCT snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $52.48, ATM IV 51.70%, IV rank 3.23%, expected move 14.82%. The butterfly on GCT below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 154-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on GCT specifically: GCT IV at 51.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a GCT butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 14.82% (roughly $7.78 on the underlying). The 154-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GCT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GCT should anchor to the underlying notional of $52.48 per share and to the trader's directional view on GCT stock.

GCT butterfly setup

The GCT butterfly below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With GCT at $52.48 on that close, the first option leg uses a $50.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GCT chain at a 154-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 GCT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$50.00	$9.50
Sell 2	Call	$50.00	$9.50
Buy 1	Call	$55.00	$7.35

GCT butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$215.00
Max Profit (per contract): $215.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$285.00
Breakeven(s): $52.15
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.754

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.

GCT butterfly payoff curve

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

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	+$215.00
$11.61	-77.9%	+$215.00
$23.22	-55.8%	+$215.00
$34.82	-33.7%	+$215.00
$46.42	-11.5%	+$215.00
$58.02	+10.6%	-$285.00
$69.63	+32.7%	-$285.00
$81.23	+54.8%	-$285.00
$92.83	+76.9%	-$285.00
$104.43	+99.0%	-$285.00

When traders use butterfly on GCT

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

GCT thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GCT extends from approximately $44.70 on the downside to $60.26 on the upside. A GCT long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if GCT settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current GCT IV rank near 3.23% 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 GCT at 51.70%. As a Technology name, GCT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GCT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on GCT?: A butterfly on GCT is the butterfly strategy applied to GCT (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 GCT stock at $52.48 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GCT chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are GCT 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 GCT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 51.70%), the computed maximum profit is $215.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$285.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GCT butterfly?: The breakeven for the GCT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $52.15 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The GCT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 14.82%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on GCT?: Butterflies on GCT are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GCT 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 GCT implied volatility affect this butterfly?: GCT ATM IV is at 51.70% with IV rank near 3.23%, 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.