How are QUBT 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 QUBT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 71.53%), the computed maximum profit is $43.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a QUBT butterfly?

The breakeven for the QUBT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $8.55 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 QUBT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 20.51%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current QUBT implied volatility affect this butterfly?

QUBT ATM IV is at 71.53% with IV rank near 2.61%, 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.

QUBT Butterfly Strategy

QUBT (Quantum Computing, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Computer Hardware industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Quantum Computing, Inc. (QUBT) is a Virginia-based technology firm dedicated to developing advanced software solutions for quantum computing. A cornerstone of their offerings is Qatalyst, a quantum application accelerator designed to empower developers. This platform allows users to design and execute 'quantum-ready' applications on conventional computing systems, ensuring seamless transition and compatibility with actual quantum hardware. Furthermore, QCI provides access to a variety of leading quantum processing units (QPUs), including D-Wave, Rigetti, and IonQ. The company primarily serves commercial enterprises and government organizations. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, Quantum Computing, Inc. was previously known as Innovative Beverage Group Holdings, Inc.

QUBT (Quantum Computing, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Computer Hardware, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.00B, a beta of 3.78 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.18-25.84, average daily share volume of 17.5M, a public-listing history dating back to 2007, approximately 75 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how QUBT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 3.78 indicates QUBT 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 QUBT?

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.

QUBT snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $8.96, ATM IV 71.53%, IV rank 2.61%, expected move 20.51%. The butterfly on QUBT 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 QUBT specifically: QUBT IV at 71.53% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a QUBT butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 20.51% (roughly $1.84 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 QUBT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on QUBT should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.96 per share and to the trader's directional view on QUBT stock.

QUBT butterfly setup

The QUBT 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 QUBT at $8.96 on that close, the first option leg uses a $8.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed QUBT 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 QUBT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$8.50	$0.90
Sell 2	Call	$9.00	$0.66
Buy 1	Call	$9.50	$0.47

QUBT butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$5.50
Max Profit (per contract): $43.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$5.50
Breakeven(s): $8.55
Risk / Reward Ratio: 7.909

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.

QUBT butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on QUBT. 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%	-$5.50
$1.99	-77.8%	-$5.50
$3.97	-55.7%	-$5.50
$5.95	-33.6%	-$5.50
$7.93	-11.5%	-$5.50
$9.91	+10.6%	-$5.50
$11.89	+32.7%	-$5.50
$13.87	+54.8%	-$5.50
$15.85	+76.9%	-$5.50
$17.83	+99.0%	-$5.50

When traders use butterfly on QUBT

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

QUBT thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for QUBT extends from approximately $7.12 on the downside to $10.80 on the upside. A QUBT long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if QUBT settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current QUBT IV rank near 2.61% 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 QUBT at 71.53%. As a Technology name, QUBT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to QUBT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on QUBT?: A butterfly on QUBT is the butterfly strategy applied to QUBT (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 QUBT stock at $8.96 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed QUBT chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are QUBT 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 QUBT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 71.53%), the computed maximum profit is $43.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a QUBT butterfly?: The breakeven for the QUBT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $8.55 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 QUBT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 20.51%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on QUBT?: Butterflies on QUBT are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect QUBT 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 QUBT implied volatility affect this butterfly?: QUBT ATM IV is at 71.53% with IV rank near 2.61%, 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.