GTM Butterfly Strategy
GTM (ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NASDAQ.
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GTM (ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.14B, a beta of 0.85 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 2.54-12.51, average daily share volume of 11.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2020, approximately 3K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how GTM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.85 places GTM roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline.
What is a butterfly on GTM?
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.
GTM snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $4.09, ATM IV 64.04%, IV rank 8.40%, expected move 18.36%. The butterfly on GTM below is built from the 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 GTM specifically: GTM IV at 64.04% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a GTM butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 18.36% (roughly $0.75 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 GTM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on GTM should anchor to the underlying notional of $4.09 per share and to the trader's directional view on GTM stock.
GTM butterfly setup
The GTM 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 GTM at $4.09 on that close, the first option leg uses a $3.89 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed GTM 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 GTM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $3.89 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $4.09 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $4.29 | N/A |
GTM 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.
GTM butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on GTM. 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 GTM
Butterflies on GTM are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GTM 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.
GTM thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for GTM extends from approximately $3.34 on the downside to $4.84 on the upside. A GTM long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if GTM settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current GTM IV rank near 8.40% 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 GTM at 64.04%. As a Technology name, GTM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to GTM-specific events.
GTM 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. GTM positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move GTM alongside the broader basket even when GTM-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current GTM chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on GTM?
- A butterfly on GTM is the butterfly strategy applied to GTM (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 GTM stock at $4.09 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed GTM chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are GTM 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 GTM butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 64.04%), 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 GTM butterfly?
- The breakeven for the GTM butterfly priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve at expiration, derived from the 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 GTM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 18.36%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on GTM?
- Butterflies on GTM are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect GTM 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 GTM implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- GTM ATM IV is at 64.04% with IV rank near 8.40%, 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.