Mid-session IV Report October 17, 2025

Mid-session IV Report October 17, 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: VERI DOCN ZIM DAR PZZA UGL SE IBIT FBTC BCS CMA NVDY IAU IBB ORBS HIMZ FIP APPS BBBY GSAT URNM IBIT GFI AGI ARKB RGLD FBTC INFY QSR EQNR ARCC JEPQ

Popular stocks volume: INTC PLTR ORCL CRWV MSTR HOOD SOFI

Active options: NVDA TSLA AMD AAPL INTC AMZN PLTR ORCL CRWV MARA MSTR HOOD RGTI SOFI BITF GOOGL HIMS OPEN IREN BMNR

Gold option IV as gold moves from record high

Gold Fields (GFI) 30-day option implied volatility is at 70; compared to its 52-week range of 39 to 68. Call ratio 7.7 calls to 1 put as share price down 8%.

Harmony Gold (HMY) 30-day option implied volatility is at 65; compared to its 52-week range of 44 to 73. Call put ratio 9.1 calls to 1 put as share price down 10.5%.

SSR Mining (SSRM) 30-day option implied volatility is at 78; compared to its 52-week range of 47 to 77. Call put ratio 3.2 calls to 1 put as share price down 8.6%.

DRDGold (DRD) 30-day option implied volatility is at 73; compared to its 52-week range of 33 to 82. Call put ratio 9.1 calls to 1 put as share price down 9.2%.

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 30-day option implied volatility is at 65; compared to its 52-week range of 38 to 63. Call put ratio 1.8 calls to 1 put as share price down 5.8%.

Kinross Gold (KGC) 30-day option implied volatility is at 61; compared to its 52-week range of 35 to 61. Call put ratio 6 calls to 1 put with a focus on October 25.50 calls as share price down 8.2%.

Option IV into quarter results

Steel Dynamics (STLD) November call option implied volatility is at 43, December is at 41; compared to its 52-week range of 31 to 65. Call put ratio 2.8 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on October 20.

Zions Bancorporation (ZION) November call option implied volatility is at 53, December is at 50; compared to its 52-week range of 26 to 83. Call put ratio 1 call to 2.2 puts into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on October 20.

Cleveland Cliffs (CLF) October 24 weekly call option implied volatility is at 95, November is at 77; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 108. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.1 puts into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on October 20.

Netflix (NFLX) October 24 weekly call option implied volatility is at 76, November is at 44; compared to its 52-week range of 21 to 71. Call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on October 21.

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: OMER BHF HPE FAST ACI ABT
Increasing unusual option volume: MTUM SUIG ACHV ZION TMQ GLL JEF EXE FIP CRML KBE
Increasing unusual call option volume: ACHV SUIG KBE GLL EXE FIP TMQ JEF ZION
Increasing unusual put option volume: ABAT QSR EMN CRML MTUM ZION SA EXE