How are LNG 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 LNG butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 32.70%), the computed maximum profit is $856.59 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$585.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a LNG butterfly?

The breakeven for the LNG butterfly priced on this page is roughly $230.69 and $249.15 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 LNG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.38%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current LNG implied volatility affect this butterfly?

LNG ATM IV is at 32.70% with IV rank near 39.58%, 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.

LNG Butterfly Strategy

LNG (Cheniere Energy, Inc.), in the Energy sector, (Oil & Gas Midstream industry), listed on NYSE.

Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. It owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. The company also owns Creole Trail pipeline, a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several interstate and intrastate pipelines; and operates Corpus Christi pipeline, a 21.5-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG terminal with various interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines. It is also involved in the LNG and natural gas marketing business. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

LNG (Cheniere Energy, Inc.) trades in the Energy sector, specifically Oil & Gas Midstream, with a market capitalization of approximately $50.16B, a trailing P/E of 34.16, a beta of 0.07 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 186.2-300.89, average daily share volume of 3.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 1994, approximately 2K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how LNG stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.07 indicates LNG has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. LNG pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on LNG?

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 LNG snapshot

As of May 14, 2026, spot at $240.62, ATM IV 32.70%, IV rank 39.58%, expected move 9.38%. The butterfly on LNG 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 LNG specifically: LNG IV at 32.70% 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 9.38% (roughly $22.56 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 LNG expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on LNG should anchor to the underlying notional of $240.62 per share and to the trader's directional view on LNG stock.

LNG butterfly setup

The LNG 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 LNG near $240.62, the first option leg uses a $230.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed LNG 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 LNG shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$230.00	$16.35
Sell 2	Call	$240.00	$9.80
Buy 1	Call	$255.00	$4.10

LNG butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$85.00
Max Profit (per contract): $856.59
Max Loss (per contract): -$585.00
Breakeven(s): $230.69, $249.15
Risk / Reward Ratio: 1.464

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.

LNG butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on LNG. 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%	-$85.00
$53.21	-77.9%	-$85.00
$106.41	-55.8%	-$85.00
$159.61	-33.7%	-$85.00
$212.82	-11.6%	-$85.00
$266.02	+10.6%	-$585.00
$319.22	+32.7%	-$585.00
$372.42	+54.8%	-$585.00
$425.62	+76.9%	-$585.00
$478.82	+99.0%	-$585.00

When traders use butterfly on LNG

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

LNG thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for LNG extends from approximately $218.06 on the downside to $263.18 on the upside. A LNG long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if LNG settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current LNG IV rank near 39.58% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on LNG should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Energy name, LNG options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to LNG-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on LNG?: A butterfly on LNG is the butterfly strategy applied to LNG (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 LNG stock trading near $240.62, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed LNG chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are LNG 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 LNG butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 32.70%), the computed maximum profit is $856.59 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$585.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a LNG butterfly?: The breakeven for the LNG butterfly priced on this page is roughly $230.69 and $249.15 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 LNG market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.38%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on LNG?: Butterflies on LNG are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect LNG 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 LNG implied volatility affect this butterfly?: LNG ATM IV is at 32.70% with IV rank near 39.58%, 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.