SMRT Butterfly Strategy
SMRT (SmartRent, Inc.), in the Technology sector, (Software - Application industry), listed on NYSE.
SmartRent, Inc., an enterprise software company, provides an integrated smart home operating system to residential property owners and operators, homebuilders, institutional home buyers, developers, and residents in the United States. Its solution is designed to provide communities with visibility and control their assets while delivering cost savings and additional revenue opportunities through all-in-one home control offerings for residents. The company's products and solutions include smart apartments and homes, access control for buildings, common areas, rental units, asset protection and monitoring, parking management, self-guided tours, and community and resident Wi-Fi. It also offers professional services to customers, which include training, installation, and support services. SmartRent, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
SMRT (SmartRent, Inc.) trades in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Application, with a market capitalization of approximately $214.1M, a beta of 1.57 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 0.745-2.2, average daily share volume of 926K, a public-listing history dating back to 2021, approximately 494 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how SMRT stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.57 indicates SMRT 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 SMRT?
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 SMRT snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $1.13, ATM IV 135.20%, IV rank 35.66%, expected move 38.76%. The butterfly on SMRT 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 34-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on SMRT specifically: SMRT IV at 135.20% 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 38.76% (roughly $0.44 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated SMRT expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on SMRT should anchor to the underlying notional of $1.13 per share and to the trader's directional view on SMRT stock.
SMRT butterfly setup
The SMRT 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 SMRT near $1.13, the first option leg uses a $1.07 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed SMRT chain at a 34-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 SMRT shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $1.07 | N/A |
| Sell 2 | Call | $1.13 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Call | $1.19 | N/A |
SMRT 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.
SMRT butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on SMRT. 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 SMRT
Butterflies on SMRT are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect SMRT 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.
SMRT thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for SMRT extends from approximately $0.69 on the downside to $1.57 on the upside. A SMRT long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if SMRT settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current SMRT IV rank near 35.66% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on SMRT should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Technology name, SMRT options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to SMRT-specific events.
SMRT 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. SMRT positions also carry Technology sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move SMRT alongside the broader basket even when SMRT-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current SMRT chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on SMRT?
- A butterfly on SMRT is the butterfly strategy applied to SMRT (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 SMRT stock trading near $1.13, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed SMRT chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are SMRT 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 SMRT butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 135.20%), 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 SMRT butterfly?
- The breakeven for the SMRT 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 SMRT market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 38.76%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on SMRT?
- Butterflies on SMRT are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect SMRT 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 SMRT implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- SMRT ATM IV is at 135.20% with IV rank near 35.66%, 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.