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Cisco Earnings: What an 8% Options-Implied Move Actually Prices In

Cisco reports Wednesday after the close, and options pricing points to a swing of roughly 8.2%-8.3% either way — above the stock's own recent average. Here's how that number is built, and why this print is also a test of Cisco's AI-order math.

August 11, 2026 ET

Options Trading
CoreWeave Earnings: What a 15.5% Options-Implied Move Actually Means

CoreWeave reports Tuesday after the close, and options pricing points to a swing of roughly 15.5% either way. That figure isn't a prediction — it's a math problem. Here's how to read it, and what typically happens to that volatility once the print lands.

August 10, 2026 ET

Market Commentary
Nearly 80 S&P 500 Companies Report July 20–24: A Trader's Triage Guide

Tesla, Alphabet, Intel, Schwab, GM, and dozens more report July 20–24 — the busiest earnings week of the summer. Here's how options traders can triage which reports actually matter instead of tracking all 80 at once.

July 17, 2026 ET

Options Trading
Netflix Reports Thursday. Options Are Pricing a 7%+ Swing — Here's How That Number Is Actually Calculated.

Netflix reports Q2 earnings after the close on July 16, and the options market is already pricing in a mid-to-high single-digit percentage move. Here's how to read that "implied move" yourself straight from the options chain — and why buying a straddle into earnings is a harder trade than it looks.

July 12, 2026 ET