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 August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 47.50%), the computed maximum profit is $3,913.73 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,180.00 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 $1,011.80 and $1,098.20 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 GEV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 13.62%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GEV implied volatility affect this butterfly?

GEV ATM IV is at 47.50% with IV rank near 22.88%, 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.

GEV Butterfly Strategy

GEV (GE Vernova Inc.), in the Utilities sector, (Renewable Utilities industry), listed on NYSE.

GE Vernova Inc. is an energy enterprise primarily engaged in generating electricity. Its business activities are categorized into three main divisions: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segment is responsible for producing and distributing electricity from various sources, including hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, and steam power. The Wind division concentrates on the fabrication and sale of wind turbine blades. Meanwhile, the Electrification segment offers an array of services such as grid infrastructure solutions, power conversion technologies, and both solar and energy storage systems. The company was established in 2023 and has its headquarters situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

GEV (GE Vernova Inc.) trades in the Utilities sector, specifically Renewable Utilities, with a market capitalization of approximately $276.96B, a trailing P/E of 29.25, a beta of 0.94 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 530.16-1195.94, average daily share volume of 2.7M, a public-listing history dating back to 2024, approximately 78K 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 0.94 places GEV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. 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.

GEV snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $1,056.24, ATM IV 47.50%, IV rank 22.88%, expected move 13.62%. The butterfly on GEV 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 28-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on GEV specifically: GEV IV at 47.50% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a GEV butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 13.62% (roughly $143.85 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 $1,056.24 per share and to the trader's directional view on GEV stock.

GEV butterfly setup

The GEV 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 GEV at $1,056.24 on that close, the first option leg uses a $1,005.00 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	$1,005.00	$86.40
Sell 2	Call	$1,055.00	$57.35
Buy 1	Call	$1,110.00	$35.10

GEV butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$680.00
Max Profit (per contract): $3,913.73
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,180.00
Breakeven(s): $1,011.80, $1,098.20
Risk / Reward Ratio: 3.317

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.

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%	-$680.00
$233.55	-77.9%	-$680.00
$467.09	-55.8%	-$680.00
$700.63	-33.7%	-$680.00
$934.17	-11.6%	-$680.00
$1,167.71	+10.6%	-$1,180.00
$1,401.25	+32.7%	-$1,180.00
$1,634.79	+54.8%	-$1,180.00
$1,868.33	+76.9%	-$1,180.00
$2,101.86	+99.0%	-$1,180.00

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 $912.39 on the downside to $1,200.09 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 22.88% 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 GEV at 47.50%. 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 at $1,056.24 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GEV chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's 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 August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 47.50%), the computed maximum profit is $3,913.73 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,180.00 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 $1,011.80 and $1,098.20 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 GEV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 13.62%; 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 47.50% with IV rank near 22.88%, 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.