Pre-Market IV Report August 13, 2026
The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often over looked information
Options with increasing option implied volatility: NBIZ OCUL LYTE DXYZ MIAX BBT WEN
Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: CSCO CBRS AMAT NTES STUB JD TPR PS YETI LUNR PAAS SPCE FOSL PAAS RRGB WEN JACK NFLX
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SpaceX (SPCX) 30-day call option implied volatility is 71; compared to its 52-week range of 68 to 116. Call put ratio 1.3 calls to 1 put amid share price rally.
Netflix (NFLX) 30-day call option implied volatility is at 31; compared to its 52-week range of 25 to 53. Call put ratio 1.5 calls to 1 put.
United States Oil Fund (USO) 30-day option implied volatility is at 49; compared to its 52-week of 26 to 128. Call put ratio 2.1 calls to 1 put as WTI Crude oil trades $81.77.
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) 30-day option implied volatility is at 44; compared to its 52-week range of 30 to 60. Call put ratio 2 calls to 1 put on as gold trades $4437.
Freeport-McMoran (FCX) 30-day option implied volatility is at 48; compared to its 52-week range of 33 to 63. Call put ratio 1.1 calls to 1 put.
Alcoa (AA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 49; compared to its 52-week range of 43 to 78. Call put ratio 1 call to 2.2 puts with a focus on September 4 weekly 40 puts.
Wendy’s (WEN) 30-day option implied volatility is at 62; compared to its 52-week range of 35 to 141. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.1 puts on active option volume of 92K contracts compared to its 90-day average of 18K contracts.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) 30-day option implied volatility is at 112; compared to its 52-week of 88 to 163. Call put ratio 2.1 calls to 1 put with a focus on December 220 calls as share price up.
United States Antimony (UAMY) 30-day option implied volatility is at 101; compared to its 52-week of 101 to 196. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put with a focus on April 14 weekly options as share price down.
Ross Stores (ROST) 30-day option implied volatility is at 36; compared to its 52-week of 17 to 39. Call put ratio 7.4 calls to 1 put with a focus on August 14 weekly 260 and June 280 calls.
Options with decreasing option implied volatility: REPL NEBX SNDU NBIG AAOX SNXX FLNC KORU SKHX NN SLS LITX ASTX MRAM IRE PZZA FIVN CRSR MULL HUBS KVYO IOVA CELH ZTS VSH MCHP WRBY CELH BW AXON OSCR SMCI HIMS DUOL DDOG WDC AEVA LEU FSLR FLY
Increasing unusual option volume: OWL HTZ QGEN BIRK PPL OVV VALE BKLN GO ARDX TAC
Increasing unusual call option volume: OWL QGEN VALE GO INDI GLBE REAL OVV SIRI THC FRVO TAC ACB
Increasing unusual put option volume: BIRK TPR XLI GPRO LYV CAKE WEN CSGP STUB BCRX ATAI OCUL
Popular stocks with increasing option volume: SPCX MU INTC CRWV SMCI NBIS HTZ PLTR AMD NOK IREN ORCL MSTR
Active options: Popular stocks with increasing option volume: NVDA TSLA SPCX MU AAPL INTC CRWV META SMCI AMZN NBIS HTZ MSFT GOOGL PLTR AMD NOK IREN ORCL MSTR
Global S&P Futures mixed in premarket, Nikkei up 1%, DAX mixed, WTI Crude oil recently at $81.72, natural gas mixed, gold at $4437
