Pre-Market IV Report February 19, 2026

Pre-Market IV Report February 19, 2026

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: HPP UCO HRMY SCO LULU YEXT USO FIX BNO DCBO CLMT ENLT CWAN GME INVA DINO MPT TW DOC PL ACN LULU NKE EPD

Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: WMT ETSY YETI FUN BKNG CVNA DASH EBAY CAKE TAP JACK FIG OPEN INVH BHC HLF CAR HTZ HST WYN EIX LYV

Movers

NVIDIA (NVDA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 50; compared to its 52-week range of 32 to 75. Call put ratio 1.6 calls to 1 put into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on February 25.

United States Oil Fund (USO) 30-day option implied volatility is at 47; compared to its 52-week range of 25 to 66. Call put ratio 2.2 calls to 1 put into WTI crude trades $65.89.

CDW (CDW) 30-day option implied volatility is at 42; compared to its 52-week range of 24 to 59 with a focus on March 140 and 150 calls.

Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) 30-day option implied volatility is at 28; compared to its 52-week range of 22 to 73. Call put ratio 1.3 calls to 1 put with a focus on March 240 calls.

Steve Madden (SHOO) 30-day option implied volatility is at 56; compared to its 52-week range of 31 to 82. Call put ratio 5.8 calls to 1 put with a focus on February 40 calls.

EQT Corp. (EQT) 30-day option implied volatility is at 83; compared to its 52-week range of 31 to 71. Call put ratio 1 calls to 3.8 puts with a focus on 34K contracts of March 50 puts.

Rio Tinto plc (RIO) 30-day option implied volatility is at 37; compared to its 52-week range of 20 to 47. Call put ratio 1 calls to 4.9 puts with a focus on February 87.50 and March 90 puts.

Straddle into quarter results and outlook

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) February 108 straddle priced for a move of 5%. Call put ratio 1 call to 2.1 puts into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on February 20.

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: CMPS OCUL WOLF OGN LYFT CROX UPST ZIM U APP ROKU NET TWLO HUBS BROS IRDM BBIO RIVN AIG UL F GILD BTI BUD TMUS CSCO EW EXPE PANW HUM ABNB TOST ZTS BAX SHOP FLR
Increasing unusual option volume: DHT CCOI GLBE IMAX AMPL UMC ATOM AMT SNBR HLF VEA CAKE FND CMPS DINO BZAI DOC IBRX YETI RCKT RELY KULR ACLS INTU OMC WING FVRR TRIP
Increasing unusual call option volume: DHT CCOI UMC MAT HLF DOC VEA ATOM
Increasing unusual put option volume: INFY PZZA EBAY INTU RVMD TAP FVRR BW CMPS
Popular stocks with increasing option volume: MU MSTR INTC SOFI AVGO ORCL COIN
Active options: NVDA TSLA AMZN PLTR AAPL MSFT AMD META MU GOOGL NFLX MSTR DHT INTC ONDS SOFI AVGO ORCL COIN
Global S&P Futures mixed in premarket, Nikkei mixed, DAX mixed, WTI Crude oil recently at $65.92, natural gas mixed, gold at $5015