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Options Strategies Market Commentary
Apple's Options Market Is Pricing a 3.5% Earnings Swing. Here's What That Number Actually Means

Apple reports its last earnings under CEO Tim Cook on July 30. Options pricing points to a 3.5% move — but Apple has blown past its implied move in five of its last eight reports. Here's how that number gets built, and where it breaks.

July 25, 2026 ET

Options Strategies Market Commentary
Boeing Reports Tuesday. Options Are Pricing a Bigger Move Than the Stock Usually Makes

Boeing's options market is pricing about a 5% swing around Tuesday's earnings — but the stock has actually delivered a bigger move than that in only one of its last eight reports. Here's what that gap says about pricing uncertainty into a turnaround story.

July 25, 2026 ET

Options Trading
IBM Cratered 20%. J&J Is Priced for 4%. What the Gap Teaches About Options Income

Same earnings week, wildly different options behavior. J&J's implied move sits near 4% while IBM cratered over 20%. Here's why that gap matters for income-focused options trades.

July 14, 2026 ET