Pre-Market IV Report January 5, 2026

Pre-Market IV Report January 5, 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: AQST DFDV GSIT OCUL CWAN METU CHTR DECK CLS TEAM TER TEVA SOFI NIO NOK VFC DOW HBAN T MSFT DHR AXP HON AAPL VZ V

Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: XOM CVX BP HAL SLB COP SLV GDX GLD USO

Option IV into Venezuela events

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) 30-day option implied volatility is at 65; compared to its 52-week range of 22 to 76. Call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put as silver up 6.9%.

SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) 30-day option implied volatility is at 23; compared to its 52-week range of 14 to 31. Call put ratio 1.1 calls to 1 put as gold up 2.7%.

United States Oil Fund (USO) 30-day option implied volatility is at 28; compared to its 52-week range of 24 to 68. Call put ratio 1.5 calls to 1 put as WTI oil steady at $57.33.

Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) 30-day option implied volatility is at 19; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 55. Call put ratio 1 call to 1.4 puts into Venezuela headlines.

Chevron (CVX) 30-day option implied volatility is at 20; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 58. Call put ratio 2.7 calls to 1 put.

ExxonMobil (XOM) 30-day option implied volatility is at 20; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 53. Call put ratio 18calls to 1 put.

SLB (SLB) 30-day option implied volatility is at 30; compared to its 52-week range of 24 to 65. Call put ratio 2.5 calls to 1 put.

Halliburton (HAL) 30-day option implied volatility is at 34; compared to its 52-week range of 27 to 69. Call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put.

Option IV into December sales

Ford Motor (F) 30-day option implied volatility is at 24; compared to its 52-week range of 23 to 68. Call put ratio 1.9 calls to 1 put into December sales release.

General Motors (GM) 30-day option implied volatility is at 37; compared to its 52-week range of 25 to 70. Call put ratio 1 call to 1 put into December sales release.

Stellantis (STLA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 38; compared to its 52-week range of 33 to 86. Call put ratio 4.8 calls to 1 put into December sales release.

Movers

Baidu (BIDU) 30-day option implied volatility is at 45; compared to its 52-week range of 30 to 68. Call put ratio 2.6 calls to 1 put with a focus on January options.

Ironwood Pharma (IRWD) 30-day option implied volatility is at 128; compared to its 52-week range of 42 to 185. Call put ratio 3.6 calls to 1 put.

Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) 30-day option implied volatility is at 49; compared to its 52-week range of 43 to 100 with a focus on spreader of 2500 contracts of January 6 and 7 calls.

Outlook Therapeutics (OTLK) 30-day option implied volatility is at 206; compared to its 52-week range of 103 to 410. Call put ratio 1.2 calls to 1 put with a focus on January options.

Liquidia Technologies (LQDA) 30-day option implied volatility is at 105; compared to its 52-week range of 48 to 183. Call put ratio 1 call to 2.9 puts with a focus on a spreader of 2500 contracts of January 15 and 30 puts.

Zillow (Z) 30-day option implied volatility is at 45; compared to its 52-week range of 32 to 73. Call put ratio 1.7 calls to 1 put on active option volume of 27K contracts.

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: DBRG BHVN YANG TMC VALE AVDL
Increasing unusual option volume: UTHR COMP KBWB EU OVV VTYX OTLK
Increasing unusual call option volume: KBWB COMP OVV MET EU VTYX MT FEZ IONS SLS PTEN OTLK PAGP
Increasing unusual put option volume: SLS SPG CWAN CSGP NUAI LQDA AMT EXE IBRX CPRT SEI BUD
Popular stocks with increasing option volume: INTC MU NFLX SOFI HOOD AVGO BMNR TSM BABA
Active options: TSLA NVDA PLTR AMZN AAPL MSTR AMD INTC MU NFLX META MSFT GOOGL SOFI HOOD MARA AVGO BMNR TSM BABA
Global S&P Futures up in premarket, Nikkei up 2.9%, DAX mixed, WTI Crude oil recently at $57.33, natural gas down 3.5%, gold at $4443