How are GFS 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 GFS butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.30%), the computed maximum profit is $205.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$295.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a GFS butterfly?

The breakeven for the GFS butterfly priced on this page is roughly $72.05 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 GFS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.29%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current GFS implied volatility affect this butterfly?

GFS ATM IV is at 60.30% with IV rank near 41.79%, 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.

GFS Butterfly Strategy

GFS (GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Semiconductors industry), listed on NASDAQ.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. operates as a semiconductor foundry worldwide. It manufactures integrated circuits, which enable various electronic devices that are pervasive. The company manufactures a range of semiconductor devices, including microprocessors, mobile application processors, baseband processors, network processors, radio frequency modems, microcontrollers, power management units, and microelectromechanical systems, as well as offers mainstream wafer fabrication services and technologies. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Malta, New York.

GFS (GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Semiconductors, with a market capitalization of approximately $41.73B, a trailing P/E of 53.50, a beta of 1.71 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 31.51-76.98, average daily share volume of 4.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 13K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GFS stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.71 indicates GFS has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. The trailing P/E of 53.50 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. GFS pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on GFS?

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 GFS snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $71.29, ATM IV 60.30%, IV rank 41.79%, expected move 17.29%. The butterfly on GFS 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 63-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on GFS specifically: GFS IV at 60.30% 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 17.29% (roughly $12.32 on the underlying). The 63-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated GFS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GFS should anchor to the underlying notional of $71.29 per share and to the trader's directional view on GFS stock.

GFS butterfly setup

The GFS 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 GFS near $71.29, the first option leg uses a $70.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GFS chain at a 63-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 GFS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$70.00	$7.85
Sell 2	Call	$70.00	$7.85
Buy 1	Call	$75.00	$5.80

GFS butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$205.00
Max Profit (per contract): $205.00
Max Loss (per contract): -$295.00
Breakeven(s): $72.05
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.695

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.

GFS butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on GFS. 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%	+$205.00
$15.77	-77.9%	+$205.00
$31.53	-55.8%	+$205.00
$47.29	-33.7%	+$205.00
$63.06	-11.5%	+$205.00
$78.82	+10.6%	-$295.00
$94.58	+32.7%	-$295.00
$110.34	+54.8%	-$295.00
$126.10	+76.9%	-$295.00
$141.86	+99.0%	-$295.00

When traders use butterfly on GFS

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

GFS thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GFS extends from approximately $58.97 on the downside to $83.61 on the upside. A GFS long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if GFS settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current GFS IV rank near 41.79% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on GFS should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, GFS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GFS-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on GFS?: A butterfly on GFS is the butterfly strategy applied to GFS (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 GFS stock trading near $71.29, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GFS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are GFS 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 GFS butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.30%), the computed maximum profit is $205.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$295.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a GFS butterfly?: The breakeven for the GFS butterfly priced on this page is roughly $72.05 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 GFS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.29%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on GFS?: Butterflies on GFS are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GFS 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 GFS implied volatility affect this butterfly?: GFS ATM IV is at 60.30% with IV rank near 41.79%, 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.