Pre-Market IV Report August 25, 2025

Pre-Market IV Report August 25, 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: PCG FL WBA OPEN PXLW IMAB NIO BHVN EXK RKT WB ACMR KIM IVR AMRX MNSO GRAB FINV ERIC CMBT CEPO

Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: NVDA SNOW CRWD PDD JPM C WFC GS MS RH W WSM ARHS LZB SCS VTLE

Option IV into quarter results

NVIDIA (NVDA) August 29 weekly 177.5 straddle priced for a move of 7.5%. Call put ratio 1.6 calls to 1 put into expected release of quarter results after the bell on August 27.

CrowdStrike (CRWD) August 29 weekly 420 straddle priced for a move of 7%. Call put ratio 1.1 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on August 27.

Snowflake (SNOW) August 29 weekly 195 straddle priced for a move of 13.5%. Call put ratio 2.1 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on August 27.

Bank option IV amid share price up

Citigroup (C) 30-day option implied volatility is at 26; compared to its 52-week range of 20 to 68. Call put ratio 2.7 calls to 1 put amid share price rally.

JPMorgan (JPM) 30-day option implied volatility is at 20; compared to its 52-week range of 17 to 58. Call put ratio 1.5 calls to 1 put as share price moves up.

Morgan Stanley (MS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 22; compared to its 52-week range of 20 to 71.

Bank of America (BAC) 30-day option implied volatility is at 22; compared to its 52-week range of 19 to 61.

Goldman Sachs (GS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 24; compared to its 52-week range of 20 to 66. Call put ratio 1.9 calls to 1 put.

U.S. Bancorp (USB) 30-day option implied volatility is at 20; compared to its 52-week range of 19 to 61. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put as share price up 4.5%.

Option IV for DIS and CMCSA into Trump FCC headlines

Walt Disney (DIS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 21; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 62. Call put ratio 1.7 calls to 1 put.

Comcast (CMCSA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 23; compared to its 52-week range of 19 to 48. Call put ratio 1.6 calls to 1 put.

Option IV for furniture stocks amid news that President Trump announced the launch of an investigation into furniture imports

RH (RH) 30-day option implied volatility is at 86; compared to its 52-week range of 36 to 130. Call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put amid wide price movement.

Wayfair (W) 30-day option implied volatility is at 53; compared to its 52-week range of 50 to 140. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put amid wide price movement.

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) 30-day option implied volatility is at 52; compared to its 52-week range of 33 to 79. Call put ratio 1.1 calls to 1 put amid wide price movement amid reports President Trump announced the launch of an investigation into furniture imports.

Arhaus, Inc (ARHS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 51; compared to its 52-week range of 38 to 105. Call put ratio 63 calls to 1 put amid wide price movement amid reports President Trump announced the launch of an investigation into furniture imports.

La-Z-Boy (LZB) 30-day option implied volatility is at 26; compared to its 52-week range of 23 to 59. Call put ratio 2.9 calls to 1 put amid wide price movement amid reports President Trump announced the launch of an investigation into furniture imports.

Steelcase (SCS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 24; compared to its 52-week range of 22 to 55. Call put ratio 1.5 calls to 1 put.

Movers

Commercial Metals (CMC) 30-day option implied volatility is at 32; compared to its 52-week range of 27 to 70. Call put ratio 9.4 calls to 1 put with a focus on September 62.50 calls as share price up 4.7%.

Petrobras (PBR) 30-day option implied volatility is at 26; compared to its 52-week range of 22 to 56. Call put ratio 7.1 calls to 1 put with a focus on September 10 and 11 calls as share price up 3%.

Kimco Realty (KIM) 30-day option implied volatility is at 19; compared to its 52-week range of 11 to 39. Call put ratio 4 calls to 1 put with a focus on January 22.50 calls as share price up 3%.

Ulta Beauty (ULTA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 39; compared to its 52-week range of 24 to 62. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.4 puts as share price up 1.8%.

Wolverine World Wide (WWW) 30-day option implied volatility is at 46; compared to its 52-week range of 38 to 116 with a focus on 3K contracts of September 30 calls.

Vital Energy (VTLE) 30-day option implied volatility is at 62; compared to its 52-week range of 36 to 127. Call put ratio 1 call to 3.1 puts on 2100 contracts amid wide price movement.

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: TRON VKTX KODK WRD RUN CRWV EL WULF TGT SEZL BILI GDS PANW ZM WDAY BHF TMDX FRO GENI
Increasing unusual option volume: AS ALTS OPEN XLB FHN COTY XLI
Increasing unusual call option volume: XLB ALTS XLI EMN AS OPEN FHN RSP
Increasing unusual put option volume: FIVN OPEN BHVN XLB XLI ONDS LQDA ROST
Popular stocks with increasing volume: PLTR NIO MSTR AMD INTC SOFI HOOD CRWV PDD COIN UNH
Active options: NVDA TSLA PLTR OPEN NIO MSTR AMD INTC SOFI AAPL MARA GOOGL HOOD AMZN CRWV META PDD COIN UNH MSFT
Global S&P Futures mixed in premarket, Nikkei mixed, DAX mixed, WTI Crude oil recently at $63.93, natural gas down 2%, gold at $3410