Butterfly Spreads

Fixed Income and Derivatives Mastery · 3:51

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When the market's sitting still and you think it's gonna stay
There's a strategy to use when prices won't move away
Take three strikes in a row, buy the wings and sell the middle
Butterfly spreads will show how to solve this trading riddle

[Chorus]
Buy low, sell middle, buy high again
Limited risk, limited gain
When volatility is low and time is your friend
Butterfly spreads help profits ascend
Three strikes dancing in perfect line
Maximum profit when stars align

[Verse 2]
Start with calls or puts, the choice is yours to make
At the money middle strike is where your premium you'll take
Equal distance spacing out, keep those strikes the same apart
One-to-two-to-one layout, that's the butterfly art

[Chorus]
Buy low, sell middle, buy high again
Limited risk, limited gain
When volatility is low and time is your friend
Butterfly spreads help profits ascend
Three strikes dancing in perfect line
Maximum profit when stars align

[Bridge]
If the stock price ends right at the middle strike
That's where maximum profit is what you'll like
But if it moves too far in either direction
Limited loss gives downside protection

[Verse 3]
Time decay works for you when you're short the middle two
Theta positive strategy when there's nothing much to do
Low volatility environment is where this spread will shine
Advanced neutral positioning keeps profits in line

[Chorus]
Buy low, sell middle, buy high again
Limited risk, limited gain
When volatility is low and time is your friend
Butterfly spreads help profits ascend
Three strikes dancing in perfect line
Maximum profit when stars align

[Outro]
When markets move sideways and volatility's dead
Remember the butterfly, dance with three strikes instead

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