Options Volatility and Implied Earnings Moves This Week, April 22 – April 26, 2024

This week, several major companies will be reporting earnings. Among them are Tesla (TSLA), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet Class A (GOOGL) and Alphabet Class C (GOOG).

Ahead of this week’s major earnings announcements, TipRanks has calculated the expected moves of these companies’ stocks. We use the at-the-money straddle of the options whose post-earnings expiration dates are closest to the earnings announcement date.

Note that options volatility tends to be high in the days leading up to an earnings announcement, due to uncertainty around the earnings. Investors don’t know whether the earnings will be positive or negative, so the price of options (aka the option premium) rises.

Furthermore, after the earnings announcement, because the uncertainty has been resolved, the price of options (the option premium) decreases substantially. This is known as the volatility crush.

Here are the major companies reporting this week and their expected earnings moves. Click on any ticker to see additional data about options on the stock, including real-time expected earnings moves, prices, volume, and open interest.

Monday, April 22, 2024

VZ: +/- 4.12%

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

GE: +/- 5.55%
GM: +/- 5.69%
LMT: +/- 3.69%
NEE: +/- 3.97%
PEP: +/- 2.97%
TSLA: +/- 9.70%
RTX: +/- 4.16%
V: +/- 3.90%

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

T: +/- 4.97%
BA: +/- 5.62%
META: +/- 9.14%
F: +/- 6.34%
IBM: +/- 5.93%

Thursday, April 25, 2024

MO: +/- 2.97%
BMY: +/- 4.13%
CAT: +/- 5.67%
GILD: +/- 3.77%
GOOGL: +/- 6.04%
INTC: +/- 7.81%
MRK: +/- 3.43%
MSFT: +/- 4.81%
AAL: +/- 7.65%
TDOC: +/- 13.33%
SNAP: +/- 20.07%
ROKU: +/- 14.31%
GOOG: +/- 6.00%

Friday, April 26, 2024

CVX: +/- 3.04%
XOM: +/- 2.94%
ABBV: +/- 4.48%

Please note that options trading has known risks. Thorough research is recommended before engaging in options trading.