How are WPM 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 WPM butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 46.18%), the computed maximum profit is $460.07 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$115.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a WPM butterfly?

The breakeven for the WPM butterfly priced on this page is roughly $106.82 and $116.85 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 WPM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 13.24%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current WPM implied volatility affect this butterfly?

WPM ATM IV is at 46.18% with IV rank near 58.97%, 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.

WPM Butterfly Strategy

WPM (Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.), in the Basic Materials sector, (Gold industry), listed on NYSE.

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. functions as a streaming enterprise, primarily engaged in the global distribution of valuable metals. Its offerings encompass deposits of gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt. The company maintains a substantial portfolio, holding stakes in 23 operational mines and an additional 13 development ventures. Founded in 2004, the firm's headquarters are located in Vancouver, Canada. It operated under the name Silver Wheaton Corp. until May 2017, when it rebranded to its current title.

WPM (Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.) trades in the Basic Materials sector, specifically Gold, with a market capitalization of approximately $51.46B, a trailing P/E of 28.58, a beta of 1.16 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 85.59-165.76, average daily share volume of 2.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2005, approximately 44 full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how WPM stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 1.16 places WPM roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. WPM pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a butterfly on WPM?

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 WPM snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $112.31, ATM IV 46.18%, IV rank 58.97%, expected move 13.24%. The butterfly on WPM 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 31-day expiry.

Why this butterfly structure on WPM specifically: WPM IV at 46.18% 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 13.24% (roughly $14.87 on the underlying). The 31-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated WPM expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on WPM should anchor to the underlying notional of $112.31 per share and to the trader's directional view on WPM stock.

WPM butterfly setup

The WPM 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 WPM near $112.31, the first option leg uses a $107.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed WPM chain at a 31-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 WPM shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Buy 1	Call	$107.00	$9.45
Sell 2	Call	$112.00	$6.65
Buy 1	Call	$118.00	$4.00

WPM butterfly risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: -$15.00
Max Profit (per contract): $460.07
Max Loss (per contract): -$115.00
Breakeven(s): $106.82, $116.85
Risk / Reward Ratio: 4.001

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.

WPM butterfly payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on WPM. 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	-100.0%	-$15.00
$24.84	-77.9%	-$15.00
$49.67	-55.8%	-$15.00
$74.50	-33.7%	-$15.00
$99.34	-11.6%	-$15.00
$124.17	+10.6%	-$115.00
$149.00	+32.7%	-$115.00
$173.83	+54.8%	-$115.00
$198.66	+76.9%	-$115.00
$223.49	+99.0%	-$115.00

When traders use butterfly on WPM

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

WPM thesis for this butterfly

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for WPM extends from approximately $97.44 on the downside to $127.18 on the upside. A WPM long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if WPM settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current WPM IV rank near 58.97% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the butterfly thesis on WPM should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Basic Materials name, WPM options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to WPM-specific events.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a butterfly on WPM?: A butterfly on WPM is the butterfly strategy applied to WPM (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 WPM stock trading near $112.31, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed WPM chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are WPM 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 WPM butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 46.18%), the computed maximum profit is $460.07 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$115.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a WPM butterfly?: The breakeven for the WPM butterfly priced on this page is roughly $106.82 and $116.85 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 WPM market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 13.24%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a butterfly on WPM?: Butterflies on WPM are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect WPM 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 WPM implied volatility affect this butterfly?: WPM ATM IV is at 46.18% with IV rank near 58.97%, 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.