GEV Butterfly Strategy
GEV (GE Vernova Inc.), in the Utilities sector, (Renewable Utilities industry), listed on NYSE.
GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
GEV (GE Vernova Inc.) trades in the Utilities sector, specifically Renewable Utilities, with a market capitalization of approximately $285.53B, a trailing P/E of 30.49, a beta of 1.31 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 421.638-1181.95, average daily share volume of 2.5M, a public-listing history dating back to 2024, approximately 77K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GEV stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.31 indicates GEV has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. GEV pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on GEV?
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 GEV snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $1,051.16, ATM IV 50.59%, IV rank 46.32%, expected move 14.50%. The butterfly on GEV 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 GEV specifically: GEV IV at 50.59% 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 14.50% (roughly $152.46 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 GEV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GEV should anchor to the underlying notional of $1,051.16 per share and to the trader's directional view on GEV stock.
GEV butterfly setup
The GEV 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 GEV near $1,051.16, the first option leg uses a $1,000.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GEV 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 GEV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $1,000.00 | $89.25 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $1,050.00 | $60.85 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $1,105.00 | $37.50 |
GEV butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$505.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $4,083.28
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$1,005.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $1,005.05, $1,094.95
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 4.063
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.
GEV butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on GEV. 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% | -$505.00 |
| $232.43 | -77.9% | -$505.00 |
| $464.84 | -55.8% | -$505.00 |
| $697.26 | -33.7% | -$505.00 |
| $929.67 | -11.6% | -$505.00 |
| $1,162.09 | +10.6% | -$1,005.00 |
| $1,394.51 | +32.7% | -$1,005.00 |
| $1,626.92 | +54.8% | -$1,005.00 |
| $1,859.34 | +76.9% | -$1,005.00 |
| $2,091.76 | +99.0% | -$1,005.00 |
When traders use butterfly on GEV
Butterflies on GEV are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GEV 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.
GEV thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GEV extends from approximately $898.70 on the downside to $1,203.62 on the upside. A GEV long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if GEV settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current GEV IV rank near 46.32% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on GEV should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Utilities name, GEV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GEV-specific events.
GEV 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. GEV positions also carry Utilities sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GEV alongside the broader basket even when GEV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current GEV chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on GEV?
- A butterfly on GEV is the butterfly strategy applied to GEV (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 GEV stock trading near $1,051.16, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GEV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GEV 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 GEV butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 50.59%), the computed maximum profit is $4,083.28 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,005.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a GEV butterfly?
- The breakeven for the GEV butterfly priced on this page is roughly $1,005.05 and $1,094.95 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 GEV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 14.50%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on GEV?
- Butterflies on GEV are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GEV 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 GEV implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- GEV ATM IV is at 50.59% with IV rank near 46.32%, 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.