How are NTR 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 NTR butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 29.46%), the computed maximum profit is $262.73 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$30.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a NTR butterfly?

The breakeven for the NTR butterfly priced on this page is roughly $58.25 and $63.70 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 NTR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.45%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current NTR implied volatility affect this butterfly?

NTR ATM IV is at 29.46% with IV rank near 44.10%, 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.

NTR Butterfly Strategy

NTR (Nutrien Ltd.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Agricultural Inputs industry), listed on NYSE.

Nutrien Ltd., a company established in 2017 and based in Saskatoon, Canada, functions as a principal supplier of essential agricultural resources and associated services. The firm furnishes vital crop inputs, including various fertilizer compounds like potash, nitrogen, phosphate, and sulfate, in addition to offering financial solutions to its clientele. Its operations involve the extensive distribution of crop-related products such as nutrients, protection agents, seeds, and general merchandise. This is facilitated through a vast network of nearly 2,000 retail establishments situated across the United States, Canada, South America, and Australia. Beyond its retail footprint, Nutrien also engages directly with agricultural producers, delivering personalized services through its numerous farm centers located throughout North America, South America, and Australia.

NTR (Nutrien Ltd.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Agricultural Inputs, with a market capitalization of approximately $29.27B, a trailing P/E of 12.29, a beta of 1.06 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 53.03-85.36, average daily share volume of 3.0M, a public-listing history dating back to 2018, approximately 26K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how NTR stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.06 places NTR roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. NTR pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on NTR?

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 NTR snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $61.23, ATM IV 29.46%, IV rank 44.10%, expected move 8.45%. The butterfly on NTR 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 32-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on NTR specifically: NTR IV at 29.46% 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 8.45% (roughly $5.17 on the underlying). The 32-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated NTR expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on NTR should anchor to the underlying notional of $61.23 per share and to the trader's directional view on NTR stock.

NTR butterfly setup

The NTR 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 NTR near $61.23, the first option leg uses a $58.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed NTR chain at a 32-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 NTR shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$58.00	$3.43
Sell 2	Call	$61.00	$2.00
Buy 1	Call	$64.00	$0.88

NTR butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$30.00
Max Profit (per contract): $262.73
Max Loss (per contract): -$30.00
Breakeven(s): $58.25, $63.70
Risk / Reward Ratio: 8.758

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.

NTR butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on NTR. 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%	-$30.00
$13.55	-77.9%	-$30.00
$27.08	-55.8%	-$30.00
$40.62	-33.7%	-$30.00
$54.16	-11.5%	-$30.00
$67.70	+10.6%	-$30.00
$81.23	+32.7%	-$30.00
$94.77	+54.8%	-$30.00
$108.31	+76.9%	-$30.00
$121.84	+99.0%	-$30.00

When traders use butterfly on NTR

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

NTR thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for NTR extends from approximately $56.06 on the downside to $66.40 on the upside. A NTR long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if NTR settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current NTR IV rank near 44.10% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on NTR should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Basic Materials name, NTR options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to NTR-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on NTR?: A butterfly on NTR is the butterfly strategy applied to NTR (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 NTR stock trading near $61.23, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed NTR chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are NTR 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 NTR butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 29.46%), the computed maximum profit is $262.73 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$30.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a NTR butterfly?: The breakeven for the NTR butterfly priced on this page is roughly $58.25 and $63.70 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 NTR market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.45%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on NTR?: Butterflies on NTR are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect NTR 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 NTR implied volatility affect this butterfly?: NTR ATM IV is at 29.46% with IV rank near 44.10%, 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.