RVI Butterfly Strategy
RVI (Robinhood Ventures Fund I), in the Real Estate sector, (REIT - Retail industry), listed on NYSE.
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RVI (Robinhood Ventures Fund I) trades in the Real Estate sector, specifically REIT - Retail, with a market capitalization of approximately $423.5M, a beta of 1.56 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 21-77.39, average daily share volume of 763K, a public-listing history dating back to 2026. These structural characteristics shape how RVI stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.56 indicates RVI has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. RVI pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on RVI?
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 RVI snapshot
As of June 29, 2026, spot at $32.95, ATM IV 87.20%, IV rank 31.08%, expected move 25.00%. The butterfly on RVI 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 18-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on RVI specifically: RVI IV at 87.20% 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 25.00% (roughly $8.24 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated RVI expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on RVI should anchor to the underlying notional of $32.95 per share and to the trader's directional view on RVI stock.
RVI butterfly setup
The RVI 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 RVI near $32.95, the first option leg uses a $31.30 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed RVI chain at a 18-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 RVI shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $31.30 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $32.95 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $34.60 | N/A |
RVI 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.
RVI butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on RVI. 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 RVI
Butterflies on RVI are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect RVI 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.
RVI thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for RVI extends from approximately $24.71 on the downside to $41.19 on the upside. A RVI long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if RVI settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current RVI IV rank near 31.08% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on RVI should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Real Estate name, RVI options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to RVI-specific events.
RVI 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. RVI positions also carry Real Estate sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move RVI alongside the broader basket even when RVI-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current RVI chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on RVI?
- A butterfly on RVI is the butterfly strategy applied to RVI (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 RVI stock trading near $32.95, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed RVI chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are RVI 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 RVI butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 87.20%), 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 RVI butterfly?
- The breakeven for the RVI butterfly priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 RVI market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 25.00%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on RVI?
- Butterflies on RVI are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect RVI 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 RVI implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- RVI ATM IV is at 87.20% with IV rank near 31.08%, 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.