How are PSKY 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 PSKY butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 46.49%), the computed maximum profit is $41.88 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$3.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a PSKY butterfly?

The breakeven for the PSKY butterfly priced on this page is roughly $9.52 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 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 PSKY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 13.33%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current PSKY implied volatility affect this butterfly?

PSKY ATM IV is at 46.49% with IV rank near 5.47%, 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.

PSKY Butterfly Strategy

PSKY (Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock), in the Communication Services sector, (Entertainment industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Paramount Skydance Corporation functions as a worldwide leader in media, streaming, and entertainment. Its extensive operations are strategically divided into three core divisions: Television Media, Direct-to-Consumer platforms, and Filmed Entertainment. The Television Media division encompasses a vast array of broadcasting and cable properties. This includes the prominent domestic CBS Television Network and its local CBS Stations, alongside international free-to-air channels such as Network 10, Channel 5, Telefe, and Chilevisión. It also manages a suite of premium and basic cable channels within the U.S., featuring household names like Nickelodeon, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, Paramount Network, The Smithsonian Channel, BET Media Group, and CBS Sports Network, many of which have international counterparts. Furthermore, this segment is responsible for domestic and international television production through studios like CBS Studios, Paramount Television Studios, and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios.

PSKY (Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock) trades in the Communication Services sector, specifically Entertainment, with a market capitalization of approximately $10.33B, a beta of 1.47 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 7.62-20.86, average daily share volume of 10.5M, a public-listing history dating back to 2005, approximately 18K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how PSKY stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.47 indicates PSKY has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. PSKY pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on PSKY?

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.

PSKY snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $10.20, ATM IV 46.49%, IV rank 5.47%, expected move 13.33%. The butterfly on PSKY below is built from the August 14, 2026 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 PSKY specifically: PSKY IV at 46.49% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a PSKY butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 13.33% (roughly $1.36 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 PSKY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PSKY should anchor to the underlying notional of $10.20 per share and to the trader's directional view on PSKY stock.

PSKY butterfly setup

The PSKY butterfly below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With PSKY at $10.20 on that close, the first option leg uses a $9.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PSKY 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 PSKY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$9.50	$0.92
Sell 2	Call	$10.00	$0.66
Buy 1	Call	$10.50	$0.43

PSKY butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$3.00
Max Profit (per contract): $41.88
Max Loss (per contract): -$3.00
Breakeven(s): $9.52
Risk / Reward Ratio: 13.961

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.

PSKY butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on PSKY. 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	-99.9%	-$3.00
$2.26	-77.8%	-$3.00
$4.52	-55.7%	-$3.00
$6.77	-33.6%	-$3.00
$9.03	-11.5%	-$3.00
$11.28	+10.6%	-$3.00
$13.54	+32.7%	-$3.00
$15.79	+54.8%	-$3.00
$18.04	+76.9%	-$3.00
$20.30	+99.0%	-$3.00

When traders use butterfly on PSKY

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

PSKY thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PSKY extends from approximately $8.84 on the downside to $11.56 on the upside. A PSKY long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if PSKY settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current PSKY IV rank near 5.47% 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 PSKY at 46.49%. As a Communication Services name, PSKY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PSKY-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on PSKY?: A butterfly on PSKY is the butterfly strategy applied to PSKY (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 PSKY stock at $10.20 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PSKY chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are PSKY 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 PSKY butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 46.49%), the computed maximum profit is $41.88 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$3.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a PSKY butterfly?: The breakeven for the PSKY butterfly priced on this page is roughly $9.52 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 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 PSKY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 13.33%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on PSKY?: Butterflies on PSKY are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect PSKY 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 PSKY implied volatility affect this butterfly?: PSKY ATM IV is at 46.49% with IV rank near 5.47%, 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.