How are UAMY 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 UAMY butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 115.63%), the computed maximum profit is $36.02 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$12.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a UAMY butterfly?

The breakeven for the UAMY butterfly priced on this page is roughly $8.13 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 UAMY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 33.15%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current UAMY implied volatility affect this butterfly?

UAMY ATM IV is at 115.63% with IV rank near 26.63%, 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.

UAMY Butterfly Strategy

UAMY (United States Antimony Corporation), in the Basic Materials sector, (Industrial Materials industry), listed on NYSE.

United States Antimony Corporation produces and sells antimony, silver, gold, and zeolite products in the United States and Canada. The company's Antimony division offers antimony oxide that is primarily used in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper. Its antimony oxide is also used as a color fastener in paints; as a catalyst for the production of polyester resins for fibers and films; as a catalyst for the production of polyethelene pthalate in plastic bottles; as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs; and as an opacifier for porcelains. In addition, this division offers sodium antimonite; and antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance; and precious metals. The company's Zeolite division provides zeolite deposits for soil amendment and fertilizer, water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, and animal nutrition applications. Its zeolite products also have applications in catalysts, petroleum refining, concrete, solar energy and heat exchange, desiccants, pellet binding, horse and kitty litter, and floor cleaners, as well as carriers for insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides.

UAMY (United States Antimony Corporation) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Industrial Materials, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.43B, a beta of 0.44 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 1.94-19.71, average daily share volume of 12.7M, a public-listing history dating back to 2000, approximately 60 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how UAMY stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.44 indicates UAMY has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure.

What is a butterfly on UAMY?

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 UAMY snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $8.64, ATM IV 115.63%, IV rank 26.63%, expected move 33.15%. The butterfly on UAMY 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 28-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on UAMY specifically: UAMY IV at 115.63% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a UAMY butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 33.15% (roughly $2.86 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 UAMY expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on UAMY should anchor to the underlying notional of $8.64 per share and to the trader's directional view on UAMY stock.

UAMY butterfly setup

The UAMY 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 UAMY near $8.64, the first option leg uses a $8.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed UAMY 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 UAMY shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$8.00	$1.50
Sell 2	Call	$8.50	$1.18
Buy 1	Call	$9.00	$0.98

UAMY butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$12.50
Max Profit (per contract): $36.02
Max Loss (per contract): -$12.50
Breakeven(s): $8.13
Risk / Reward Ratio: 2.881

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.

UAMY butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on UAMY. 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.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-99.9%	-$12.50
$1.92	-77.8%	-$12.50
$3.83	-55.7%	-$12.50
$5.74	-33.6%	-$12.50
$7.65	-11.5%	-$12.50
$9.56	+10.6%	-$12.50
$11.47	+32.7%	-$12.50
$13.37	+54.8%	-$12.50
$15.28	+76.9%	-$12.50
$17.19	+99.0%	-$12.50

When traders use butterfly on UAMY

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

UAMY thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for UAMY extends from approximately $5.78 on the downside to $11.50 on the upside. A UAMY long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if UAMY settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current UAMY IV rank near 26.63% 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 UAMY at 115.63%. As a Basic Materials name, UAMY options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to UAMY-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on UAMY?: A butterfly on UAMY is the butterfly strategy applied to UAMY (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 UAMY stock trading near $8.64, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed UAMY chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are UAMY 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 UAMY butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 115.63%), the computed maximum profit is $36.02 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$12.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a UAMY butterfly?: The breakeven for the UAMY butterfly priced on this page is roughly $8.13 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 UAMY market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 33.15%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on UAMY?: Butterflies on UAMY are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect UAMY 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 UAMY implied volatility affect this butterfly?: UAMY ATM IV is at 115.63% with IV rank near 26.63%, 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.