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June 25, 2026

Butterfly Cheat Tool

Pick a Direction and a Target Return. The Wings Size Themselves.

This tool helps option traders build a butterfly spread sized to the payoff they want, without hand picking three strikes.

You choose a direction and the return you are aiming for. The tool then does two things:

  1. It places the body of the butterfly near where the stock is likely to land under the current market regime, and
  2. It sizes the two wings so the if it pins payoff lands as close to your target return as the available strikes allow.

Every butterfly it returns shows the net debit you pay, the maximum profit at the middle strike, the two breakevens that bound the profit zone, and the historical probability of finishing in profit. A long butterfly is a defined risk trade: the most you can lose is the debit, on either side.

What the Tool Shows You

Input

Pick a Direction and Target Return

Choose bullish for a call butterfly above the current price, or bearish for a put butterfly below it, then set the return you want. The tool sizes the wings to match.

Payoff

See the Profit Zone

The chart plots profit and loss at expiration: the middle strike where the payoff peaks, the two breakevens that bound the profit zone, and the stock's typical price range.

Probability

Chance of Profit

Each butterfly shows the historical probability it finishes between the two breakevens under similar market conditions, so you can compare setups on the odds.

How Traders are using the Butterfly Cheat Tool

1

Choose Your Direction

Pick bullish for a call butterfly with its body above the current price, or bearish for a put butterfly with its body below it. The body sits near where the stock has historically landed under similar conditions.

2

Set Your Target Return

Enter the return you want if the stock pins the middle strike. The tool sizes the two wings so the payoff lands near that target. Wider wings cost less and profit across a larger range, tighter wings pay more for a narrower one.

3

Read the Debit, Breakevens, and Odds

Compare butterflies by the net debit you pay, the maximum profit at the middle strike, the two breakeven points, and the probability of profit. The most you can lose stays capped at the debit on either side.

Build a butterfly sized to your target return

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