Pre-Market IV Report August 14, 2025

Pre-Market IV Report August 14, 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: MSOS RH FL ADBE ORCL AVAV KR PKSY PLTY RRGB ARCT IBTA EXAS MESO AVAH NVDY NKTR CELC AHCO JBS AMBA XMTR PD RKT YINN AVDL RNG NTES ETNB LION LAMR ANET CART VRT STAA EQX WCLD REZI IBKR GMED ADT

Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: CSCO DE TPR BIRK AAP COHR HI WBTN TOI DLO

Movers

CoreWeave (CRWV) 30-day option implied volatility is at 93; compared to its 52-week range of 74 to 157. Call put ratio 1.1 calls to 1 put on active option volume of 603K contracts.

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) 30-day option implied volatility is at 99; compared to its 52-week range of 44 to 54. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put on 450K contracts as share price up 42%.

Alibaba (BABA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 46; compared to its 52-week range of 27 to 73. Call put ratio 4.8 calls to 1 put with a focus on August 130 calls.

DeFi Development (DFDV) 30-day option implied volatility is at 150; compared to its 52-week range of 148 to 213. Call put ratio 1.3 calls to 1 put as share price down 5.4%.

Ouster (OUST) 30-day option implied volatility is at 91; compared to its 52-week range of 70 to 128. Call put ratio 1 call to 2.2 puts with a focus on September 25 and January 32 puts as share price up 15%.

Kohl’s (KSS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 87; compared to its 52-week range of 41 to 156. Call put ratio 3.8 calls to 1 put with a focus on August 12 calls as share price up 6.3%.

WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) 30-day option implied volatility is at 107; compared to its 52-week range of 21 to 164. Call put ratio 1 call to 2 puts with a focus on September 15 puts as share price up 76%.

Village Farms (VFF) 30-day option implied volatility is at 151; compared to its 52-week range of 22 to 123. Call put ratio 32 calls to 1 put with a focus on September 3 calls as share price up 5%.

Albemarle (ALB) 30-day option implied volatility is at 53; compared to its 52-week range of 43 to 109 with a focus on a spreader of 17K contracts September 80, January 85 and January 105 calls as share price up 38%.

Cummins (CMI) 30-day option implied volatility is at 23; compared to its 52-week range of 20 to 58. Call put ratio 1.3 calls to 1 put as share price near upper end of range.

Straddle prices into quarter results

Applied Materials (AMAT) August 190 straddle priced for a move of 6.5%. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results today after the bell.

Deere & Co. (DE) August 515 straddle priced for a move of 5.5%. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.5 puts into the expected release of quarter results today before the bell.

JD.Com (JD) August 32.50 straddle priced for a move of 7%. Call put ratio 2.3 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results today before the bell.

Tapestry (TPR) August 113 straddle priced for a move of 8.5%. Call put ratio 1.3 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results today before the bell.

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: CAPR ATYR SEZL BMBL TSSI GRPN CRMD DUOL BROS LQDA ADMA SYM GPRE PTON LYFT FSLY FLNC CELH MGNI APP CHYM TWLO OUST TTD SE HTZ ARRY GT AAOI TRIP PINS EXPE SG
Increasing unusual option volume: MTUM PLTY BIRK XLB MNDY ALTS BWA JBS OWL
Increasing unusual call option volume: XLB PLTY NVDY OWL BIRK ALTS TROX UWMC MT
Increasing unusual put option volume: XLB MTUM LITE OPEN DLO COHR CART DNN CAVA SEI
Popular stocks with increasing volume: CRWV HOOD PLTR INTC MSTR COIN AAL SOFI UNH CAVA
Active options: NVDA AMD TSLA AAPL CRWV HOOD PLTR AMZN INTC MSTR COIN AAL SOFI UNH BMNR BABA AI OPEN META CAVA
Global S&P Futures mixed in premarket, Nikkei down 1%, DAX mixed to higher, WTI Crude oil recently at $63, natural gas down 1.7%, gold at $3404