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Western Alliance, Zions and Fifth Third entered earnings week with options priced for moves well above their long-run averages. Here's how to read an implied move, and why it isn't a forecast.
Workday reports earnings Thursday, two weeks after a report that private-equity firm Silver Lake is exploring a takeover. Here's how to read an implied move when two different catalysts are priced into the same number.
Starbucks reports Wednesday, July 29, with comparable sales accelerating for two straight quarters under CEO Brian Niccol's turnaround plan. Options pricing points to roughly a 6%–8% move heading into the report — here's the full picture, mechanics included.