Thus, if and how you build an options trade into the event comes down to whether you have a directional bias. In sum, the options don’t seem overpriced or underpriced. Additionally, last quarter’s report saw prices jump 11% overnight. So far, prices are up $19 today, and the average daily candle range for the past two weeks is $15. It seems par for the course given the recent volatility. For instance, you wouldn’t pay $5 for a one-week at-the-money call option unless you believe the stock could move at least $5 over the next five days.Ĭurrently, the expected move for NVDA stock is $21 or 8%. The price traders are willing to pay for them implies how much volatility they expect. Otherwise, you have to look at the cost of the near-term calls and puts. 85 and as usual had put my profit target at 50 of credit.

I was actually able to sell the 3875/3870 Put spread for.

Some brokers tell you the expected move outright. Yesterday I wrote Based on current option prices, I should be able to sell 3875/3870 put spread for today’s expiration for. The options market provides an excellent picture of market expectations. You don’t have to fly into earnings completely blind. That said, if we break $220, then I’d become quite a bit more bearish. Second, we’ve seen positive responses out of the last few big players in the industry like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM).

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