Pre-Market IV Report August 8, 2025

Pre-Market IV Report August 8, 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: ASAN IOT AEO DOCU AI GTLB PATH ZS LULU WBA ACN SEZL AVAH AKRO SLDE ICHR SOUN FROG SMMT HI GT ADPT GDS GOGL DAR TRIN HASI SOLV WDAY MSI JBS GMED HTHT HAYW MA PAA IGV SKX

Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: GILD MNST FLUT XYZ TEAM TTD TTWO PINS EXPE TWLO TXRH WYNN DOCS AKAM FROG YELP TRIP TTD UAA UA WEN TEM AMCX OUST CART ELF BROS SG HE RKLB SOLV

Option IV for weight loss

Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) 30-day option implied volatility is at 36; compared to its 52-week range of 25 to 64. 358K contracts trade amid share price pullback.

Novo Nordisk (NVO) 30-day option implied volatility is at 42; compared to its 52-week range of 28 to 70. Call put ratio 2.3 calls to 1 put with a focus on August calls.

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) 30-day option implied volatility is at 139; compared to its 52-week range of 70 to 141. Call put ratio 5.3 calls to 1 put with a focus on November 45 calls.

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 82; compared to its 52-week range of 53 to 145. Call put ratio 1.6 calls to 1 put with a focus on August 55 calls.

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) 30-day option implied volatility is at 33; compared to its 52-week range of 29 to 50. Call put ratio 1.8 calls to 1 put as gold trades up 1% to $3492.

Straddle prices into quarter results

Tempus AI (TEM) August 8 weekly 59 straddle priced for a move of 13%. Call put ratio 1.6 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on August 8.

Barrick Mining (B) August 23 straddle priced for a move of 5.5%. Call put ratio 3.3 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on August 11.

Monday.com (MNDY) August 250 straddle priced for a move of 13%. Call put ratio 1 call to 4 puts into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on August 11.

Oklo (OKLO) August 80 straddle priced for a move of 15%. Call put ratio 1.5 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on August 11.

Movers

Celsius Holdings Inc. (CELH) 30-day option implied volatility is at 45; compared to its 52-week range of 47 to 93. Call put ratio 2 calls to 1 put as share price up 16%.

Duolingo (DUOL) 30-day option implied volatility is at 59; compared to its 52-week range of 39 to 101. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put as share price up 14.8%.

Intapp (INTA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 61; compared to its 52-week range of 34 to 81. Call put ratio 13.8 calls to 1 put with a focus on December 50 calls as share price down 7%.

OneStream (OS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 78; compared to its 52-week range of 35 to 105. Call put ratio 1 call to 5.1 puts as share price down 6.9%.

Crocs (CROX) 30-day option implied volatility is at 42; compared to its 52-week range of 32 to 90. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.8 puts as share price down 28.5%.

Solventum Corporation (SOLV) 30-day option implied volatility is at 43; compared to its 52-week range of 28 to 60. Call put ratio 18.3 calls to 1 put with a focus on 2200 contracts of September 75 calls.

Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG) 30-day option implied volatility is at 26; compared to its 52-week range of 24 to 44 with a focus on 4800 contracts of January 37 (year 2027) calls.

89bio Inc. (ETNB) 30-day option implied volatility is at 70; compared to its 52-week range of 43 to 203 with a focus on November 10 and 12.50 calls as share price down 5.9%.

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: COMM INOD SMCX SNAP UPST SYM GRPN CRMD BMBL FSLY DUOL BROS ROKU ZETA MGNI LYFT HIMS U GENI MTCH CROX PLTR RIVN CPNG TSN ON UBER GPN DIS AMD REGN ERJ AMZN FIS ZTS ABR SONY ADM AAPL
Increasing unusual option volume: APPN UNIT GRND BRBR SABR CCOI PGEN FHN ACN
Increasing unusual call option volume: UNIT GRND DUOL NB FEZ PGEN RELY SABR FHN NAGE
Increasing unusual put option volume: FIVN OPEN ACN VRTX STNE FTNT IOVA CHTR CROX RSP CTSH PRMB
Popular stocks with increasing volume: PLTR HOOD MSTR INTC SMCI NBIS OPEN APP COIN LLY SOFI
Active options: NVDA AMD AAPL TSLA PLTR HOOD AMZN MSTR INTC SMCI NBIS OPEN APP COIN LLY SOFI BMNR GOOGL MSFT BTBT
Global S&P Futures mixed in premarket, Nikkei up 1.8%, DAX mixed, WTI Crude oil recently at $64.10, natural gas mixed, gold at $3488