ImpliedMoveSPX

What SPX options price vs what SPX moves. Vol brief every weekday 9:00 ET, every call graded weekly. Model-written from market data. Not advice.

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VIX futures closed in contango: Nov at 19.61, +0.8% over spot VIX 19.45.

That premium is higher than 16% of the last year's closes. A week ago Nov was -3.8% against spot.

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SPX used 8% of the move options priced today.

At 09:35 the 0DTE straddle priced ±0.57% (43.5 pts) around SPX 7,620. SPX closed 7,623.68, +0.05% from there. Moved more than priced on 2 of the last 5 days.

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Only avoided trades settled today (no points).

Every trade since 10-19: -50.5 pts on 4 trades.

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Scorecard · week ending Fri 10-23

-50.5 pts on 4 trades (per 1 lot, mid to settlement, no costs). The 3 AVOID calls are scored but not counted as trades.

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Expected to report next, priced by options:

Before the open Mon: $VZ ±4.7% to Fri 10-30, CX ±9.1% to Fri 11-20.

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Everything past today is priced well over what SPX has been moving, and the premium runs all along the curve, front included. Sell the Fed day and the weekend session with wings bought, skip today's straddle both ways, and don't pay up for puts.

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Fear gauge, Thursday's close: Fear in the level and in the tails.

VIX 19.03: higher than 76% of the last year's closes. SKEW 152.4: 87%. VVIX 107.9: 81%.

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VIX futures closed in contango: Nov at 19.38, +1.8% over spot VIX 19.03.

That premium is higher than 19% of the last year's closes. A week ago Nov was +8.9% against spot.

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SPX moved 1.1x what options priced today.

At 09:35 the 0DTE straddle priced ±0.43% (33.5 pts) around SPX 7,700. SPX closed 7,663.43, -0.47% from there. Moved more than priced on 3 of the last 5 days.

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-13.6 pts on the 1 trade that settled today (1 lot, mid prices, no costs).

Every trade since 10-19: -50.5 pts on 4 trades.

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Expected to report tonight, priced by options:

Before the open tomorrow: $AXP ±3.8%, E ±6.0% to Fri 11-20, SLB ±3.9%. After the close today: WDC ±7.6%, NEM ±4.8%.

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SPX is through today's priced move, with 5h 30m of trading left.

At 09:35 the 0DTE straddle priced 33.5 pts (0.43%) around SPX 7,700. At 10:30 SPX is 7,650, 50 pts below.

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Today's and Friday's options price only what SPX has been moving, so own today's straddle small and don't sell the short end. The rich spot is the Fed day (10-28); the wider premium sits in the 30-day, not the front.

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Fear gauge, Wednesday's close: An ordinary VIX with expensive crash protection.

VIX 16.68: higher than 43% of the last year's closes. SKEW 150.4: 81%. VVIX 94.5: 44%.

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VIX futures closed in contango: Nov at 18.24, +9.3% over spot VIX 16.68.

That premium is higher than 48% of the last year's closes. A week ago Nov was +7.2% against spot.

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-6.2 pts on the 1 trade that settled today (1 lot, mid prices, no costs).

Every trade since 10-19: -36.9 pts on 3 trades.

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Today's options are priced under what SPX has been moving. Own today's straddle, and don't sell the rest of this week or pay up for puts.

Every call scored at mid prices, winners & losers.

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Earnings, priced vs moved: 14 earlier reports scored.

Every report posted here since 10-13: the stock moved less than options priced on 7 of 14. $TSM priced ±3.8% to Fri 10-16, moved -4.0%. ASML priced ±5.5% to Fri 10-16, moved -3.7%.

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SPX used 94% of the move options priced today.

At 09:35 the 0DTE straddle priced ±0.37% (28.6 pts) around SPX 7,730. SPX closed 7,757.17, +0.35% from there. Moved more than priced on 3 of the last 5 days.

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$SAP is expected to report after the close today

Options through Fri 10-23 price a ±6.1% move: the report plus 1 more session. The last 4 reports moved +9.3%, +7.4%, +0.4% and +0.8% across the report (median 4.1%).

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$LRCX is expected to report after the close today

Options through Fri 10-23 price a ±7.2% move: the report plus 1 more session. The last 4 reports moved +18.0%, -2.6%, +3.6% and +4.5% across the report (median 4.0%).

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