How are RCAT 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 RCAT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 98.01%), the computed maximum profit is $43.06 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a RCAT butterfly?

The breakeven for the RCAT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $10.54 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 RCAT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 28.10%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current RCAT implied volatility affect this butterfly?

RCAT ATM IV is at 98.01% with IV rank near 22.28%, 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.

RCAT Butterfly Strategy

RCAT (Red Cat Holdings, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Computer Hardware industry), listed on NASDAQ.

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (RCAT) operates as a multifaceted provider within the drone industry, offering a comprehensive suite of products, services, and innovative solutions. The company develops and supplies unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology tailored for both commercial and government sectors, addressing critical applications such as reconnaissance, public safety, and detailed inspection. Its product portfolio also includes immersive First Person View (FPV) video goggles, alongside specialized software and hardware designed to enable drones to perform inspection tasks even in environments where global positioning systems are inaccessible. Furthermore, Red Cat Holdings actively markets and sells FPV drones and related equipment, predominantly serving the consumer marketplace. The company's operations are headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

RCAT (Red Cat Holdings, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Computer Hardware, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.57B, a beta of 1.35 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 5.77-18.78, average daily share volume of 12.1M, a public-listing history dating back to 2002, approximately 244 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how RCAT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.35 indicates RCAT 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 RCAT?

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.

RCAT snapshot

As of August 14, 2026, spot at $11.07, ATM IV 98.01%, IV rank 22.28%, expected move 28.10%. The butterfly on RCAT 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 RCAT specifically: RCAT IV at 98.01% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a RCAT butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 28.10% (roughly $3.11 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 RCAT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on RCAT should anchor to the underlying notional of $11.07 per share and to the trader's directional view on RCAT stock.

RCAT butterfly setup

The RCAT 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 RCAT at $11.07 on that close, the first option leg uses a $10.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed RCAT 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 RCAT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$10.50	$1.47
Sell 2	Call	$11.00	$1.22
Buy 1	Call	$11.50	$1.02

RCAT butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$5.00
Max Profit (per contract): $43.06
Max Loss (per contract): -$5.00
Breakeven(s): $10.54
Risk / Reward Ratio: 8.612

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.

RCAT butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on RCAT. 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%	-$5.00
$2.46	-77.8%	-$5.00
$4.90	-55.7%	-$5.00
$7.35	-33.6%	-$5.00
$9.80	-11.5%	-$5.00
$12.24	+10.6%	-$5.00
$14.69	+32.7%	-$5.00
$17.14	+54.8%	-$5.00
$19.58	+76.9%	-$5.00
$22.03	+99.0%	-$5.00

When traders use butterfly on RCAT

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

RCAT thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for RCAT extends from approximately $7.96 on the downside to $14.18 on the upside. A RCAT long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if RCAT settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current RCAT IV rank near 22.28% 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 RCAT at 98.01%. As a Technology name, RCAT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to RCAT-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on RCAT?: A butterfly on RCAT is the butterfly strategy applied to RCAT (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 RCAT stock at $11.07 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed RCAT chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
How are RCAT 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 RCAT butterfly priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 98.01%), the computed maximum profit is $43.06 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a RCAT butterfly?: The breakeven for the RCAT butterfly priced on this page is roughly $10.54 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 RCAT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 28.10%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on RCAT?: Butterflies on RCAT are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect RCAT 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 RCAT implied volatility affect this butterfly?: RCAT ATM IV is at 98.01% with IV rank near 22.28%, 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.