Mid-session IV Report August 15, 2025

Mid-session IV Report August 15, 2025

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: KSS ACB PSKY CFLT INTC ADBE FDX KR SLNO UNHG PPSI CFLT RBLX XNET TVTX UNH CVE EQNR

Popular stocks volume: INTC UNH AMD CRWV AMAT HOOD MSTR SOFI

Active options: NVDA INTC TSLA UNH OPEN AMZN AMD PLTR AAPL NU GOOGL CRWV AMAT WULF HOOD MSTR META GOOG SOFI RGTI

United States Oil Fund (USO) 30-day option implied volatility is at 32; compared to its 52-week range of 24 to 66. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put into Trump Putin meeting.

Option IV into quarter results

Palo Alto (PANW) August 22 weekly call option implied volatility is at 44, September is at ; compared to its 52-week range of 25 to 64. Call put ratio 3.4 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on August 18.

Home Depot (HD) August 22 weekly call option implied volatility is at 37, September is at 24; compared to its 52-week range of 17 to 50. Call put ratio 1.4 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on August 19.

Lowe’s Cos. (LOW) August 22 weekly call option implied volatility is at 41, September is at 27; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 53. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on August 20.

Target (TGT) August 22 weekly call option implied volatility is at 82, September is at 46; compared to its 52-week range of 21 to 65. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on August 20.

Walmart (WMT) August 22 weekly call option implied volatility is at 42, September is at 27; compared to its 52-week range of 14 to 50. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.3 puts into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on August 21.

Alibaba (BABA) August 22 weekly call option implied volatility is at 43, September is at 42; compared to its 52-week range of 24 to 73. Call put ratio 2.8 calls to 1 put.

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: LQDA CAPR FLNC BBAI EAT CAVA SE ETOR VG EIX AAP ONON INSM LITE COHR NU CSCO DE CAH
Increasing unusual option volume: ALC PGEN SQNS OPEN GAMB CFLT SONY BXSL XNET SLNO RVPH
Increasing unusual call option volume: OPEN PGEN CFLT GAMB SN EWJ EVLV RVPH INDA SONY XNET CHAU
Increasing unusual put option volume: SONY OPEN SNDK COMM ETHE XLRE EQNR ONDS PPTA AMAT YETI DLO