LTBR Butterfly Strategy
LTBR (Lightbridge Corporation), in the Industrials sector, (Electrical Equipment & Parts industry), listed on NASDAQ.
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LTBR (Lightbridge Corporation) trades in the Industrials sector, specifically Electrical Equipment & Parts, with a market capitalization of approximately $297.0M, a beta of 2.18 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.92-31.34, average daily share volume of 919K, a public-listing history dating back to 2005, approximately 13 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how LTBR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 2.18 indicates LTBR has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position.
What is a butterfly on LTBR?
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.
LTBR snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $8.46, ATM IV 86.30%, IV rank 31.17%, expected move 24.74%. The butterfly on LTBR 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 35-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on LTBR specifically: LTBR IV at 86.30% 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 24.74% (roughly $2.09 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated LTBR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on LTBR should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.46 per share and to the trader's directional view on LTBR stock.
LTBR butterfly setup
The LTBR 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 LTBR at $8.46 on that close, the first option leg uses a $8.04 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed LTBR chain at a 35-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 LTBR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $8.04 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $8.46 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $8.88 | N/A |
LTBR 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.
LTBR butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on LTBR. 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 LTBR
Butterflies on LTBR are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect LTBR 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.
LTBR thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for LTBR extends from approximately $6.37 on the downside to $10.55 on the upside. A LTBR long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if LTBR settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current LTBR IV rank near 31.17% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on LTBR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Industrials name, LTBR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to LTBR-specific events.
LTBR 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. LTBR positions also carry Industrials sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move LTBR alongside the broader basket even when LTBR-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current LTBR chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on LTBR?
- A butterfly on LTBR is the butterfly strategy applied to LTBR (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 LTBR stock at $8.46 on the most recent close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed LTBR chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are LTBR 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 LTBR butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 86.30%), 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 LTBR butterfly?
- The breakeven for the LTBR 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 LTBR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 24.74%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on LTBR?
- Butterflies on LTBR are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect LTBR 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 LTBR implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- LTBR ATM IV is at 86.30% with IV rank near 31.17%, 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.