Biggest Expected Moves This Week

How far the options market is pricing each name to move over the next week — one standard deviation, in either direction, from at-the-money implied volatility. The names at the top are where options are most expensive relative to the stock, which is usually a catalyst nobody has to guess at.

October 23, 2026 · 805 symbols met the liquidity bar of 50,000 open contracts · showing 100

#	Symbol	Price	1-week move	In dollars	1-month move	ATM IV	ATM spread	Ticker analysis
1	XP Financial Services	$29.35	±24.8%	±$7.26	±31.0%	178.7%	9.5%	Analysis
2	SOXL Financial Services	$82.11	±21.6%	±$17.76	±39.6%	156.2%	6.3%	Analysis
3	MXL Technology	$65.28	±17.9%	±$11.65	±35.9%	128.9%	7.6%	Analysis
4	CIFR Financial Services	$8.32	±17.6%	±$1.46	±44.6%	127.0%	6.6%	Analysis
5	TWLO Communication Services	$253.63	±17.2%	±$43.61	±23.7%	124.2%	9.8%	Analysis
6	GLXY Financial Services	$15.29	±16.4%	±$2.51	±28.7%	118.4%	8.0%	Analysis
7	RBLX Technology	$53.96	±16.4%	±$8.83	±22.4%	118.1%	8.6%	Analysis
8	AEHR Technology	$55.65	±16.3%	±$9.08	±34.4%	117.9%	8.7%	Analysis
9	WULF Financial Services	$11.32	±16.2%	±$1.83	±31.5%	116.7%	5.2%	Analysis
10	CLS Technology	$269.01	±16.1%	±$43.26	±24.1%	116.1%	9.3%	Analysis
11	EWZ Financial Services	$41.85	±16.0%	±$6.69	±19.6%	115.5%	5.0%	Analysis
12	BE Industrials	$217.77	±15.8%	±$34.31	±25.7%	113.8%	3.7%	Analysis
13	IREN Financial Services	$25.51	±15.5%	±$3.97	±32.7%	112.2%	2.6%	Analysis
14	RDDT Communication Services	$150.26	±15.4%	±$23.15	±22.9%	111.2%	8.3%	Analysis
15	CVNA Consumer Cyclical	$58.72	±15.4%	±$9.02	±22.2%	110.9%	9.3%	Analysis
16	AAOI Technology	$68.07	±15.3%	±$10.41	±31.6%	110.5%	6.9%	Analysis
17	MRNA Healthcare	$202.63	±15.3%	±$30.93	±26.4%	110.2%	9.8%	Analysis
18	CRWV Technology	$55.60	±15.2%	±$8.47	±30.7%	110.0%	2.9%	Analysis
19	SEI Energy	$58.61	±14.1%	±$8.26	±28.4%	101.8%	6.4%	Analysis
20	RIOT Financial Services	$12.89	±14.1%	±$1.81	±28.3%	101.5%	7.0%	Analysis
21	NU Financial Services	$14.73	±14.0%	±$2.07	±19.1%	101.4%	6.1%	Analysis
22	NBIS Communication Services	$159.17	±14.0%	±$22.31	±28.1%	101.2%	4.1%	Analysis
23	VRT Industrials	$195.59	±13.8%	±$27.02	±20.0%	99.8%	6.2%	Analysis
24	PINS Communication Services	$22.93	±13.8%	±$3.16	±19.7%	99.6%	7.3%	Analysis
25	SNDK Technology	$1,260.93	±13.7%	±$172.57	±22.3%	98.8%	3.5%	Analysis
26	VIX Index	$19.03	±13.7%	±$2.60	±27.1%	98.8%	3.2%	Analysis
27	APLD Technology	$19.09	±13.4%	±$2.56	±27.9%	96.7%	7.4%	Analysis
28	CLSK Technology	$8.15	±13.2%	±$1.08	±26.6%	95.5%	8.7%	Analysis
29	FTNT Technology	$172.98	±13.2%	±$22.85	±18.2%	95.4%	7.8%	Analysis
30	ALAB Technology	$257.82	±13.2%	±$34.04	±26.6%	95.3%	9.1%	Analysis
31	CRDO Technology	$162.77	±13.2%	±$21.44	±25.5%	95.1%	7.9%	Analysis
32	ETSY Consumer Cyclical	$90.82	±12.8%	±$11.63	±18.2%	92.5%	9.7%	Analysis
33	TTMI Technology	$73.89	±12.8%	±$9.44	±26.2%	92.3%	9.1%	Analysis
34	WDC Technology	$354.19	±12.7%	±$45.12	±20.5%	92.0%	6.8%	Analysis
35	TECL Financial Services	$183.81	±12.6%	±$23.16	±25.8%	91.0%	6.3%	Analysis
36	ASTS Technology	$38.77	±12.6%	±$4.88	±26.3%	90.8%	5.2%	Analysis
37	COHR Technology	$207.82	±12.5%	±$26.07	±24.3%	90.6%	7.3%	Analysis
38	INTC Technology	$85.49	±12.3%	±$10.52	±19.5%	88.8%	2.8%	Analysis
39	SQQQ Financial Services	$39.60	±12.2%	±$4.85	±21.6%	88.4%	9.2%	Analysis
40	NVTS Technology	$8.49	±12.2%	±$1.04	±28.2%	88.2%	9.3%	Analysis
41	LITE Technology	$752.54	±12.2%	±$91.55	±23.7%	87.8%	7.6%	Analysis
42	DYN Healthcare	$15.77	±12.1%	±$1.91	±24.4%	87.6%	7.2%	Analysis
43	VFC Consumer Cyclical	$17.48	±12.1%	±$2.11	±18.2%	87.3%	6.2%	Analysis
44	KVYO Technology	$20.59	±12.0%	±$2.47	±24.1%	86.6%	8.4%	Analysis
45	RUM Technology	$5.54	±12.0%	±$0.66	±23.5%	86.4%	9.0%	Analysis
46	RIVN Consumer Cyclical	$12.06	±12.0%	±$1.44	±19.7%	86.4%	6.2%	Analysis
47	NOW Technology	$157.00	±11.9%	±$18.76	±17.6%	86.3%	2.9%	Analysis
48	HOOD Financial Services	$96.58	±11.9%	±$11.53	±19.5%	86.2%	2.1%	Analysis
49	USAR Basic Materials	$9.63	±11.8%	±$1.14	±24.3%	85.5%	2.8%	Analysis
50	COIN Financial Services	$169.09	±11.6%	±$19.65	±20.2%	83.9%	5.7%	Analysis
51	GLW Technology	$123.99	±11.6%	±$14.39	±18.6%	83.8%	7.1%	Analysis
52	CRCL Financial Services	$86.62	±11.5%	±$9.94	±23.5%	82.8%	8.7%	Analysis
53	ARM Technology	$210.10	±11.3%	±$23.65	±22.0%	81.3%	4.0%	Analysis
54	QBTS Technology	$11.63	±11.2%	±$1.30	±28.1%	80.6%	8.5%	Analysis
55	UUUU Energy	$7.69	±11.2%	±$0.86	±23.2%	80.6%	5.7%	Analysis
56	SMCI Technology	$33.72	±11.1%	±$3.76	±25.0%	80.5%	4.3%	Analysis
57	TQQQ Financial Services	$66.42	±11.1%	±$7.39	±20.5%	80.3%	5.5%	Analysis
58	FSLR Energy	$171.25	±11.1%	±$18.94	±17.9%	79.9%	7.6%	Analysis
59	SOFI Financial Services	$14.77	±11.0%	±$1.63	±16.8%	79.5%	3.6%	Analysis
60	OKLO Utilities	$27.01	±10.9%	±$2.95	±23.6%	79.0%	5.2%	Analysis
61	HIMS Healthcare	$29.13	±10.9%	±$3.18	±24.3%	78.7%	9.2%	Analysis
62	KLAC Technology	$147.83	±10.9%	±$16.06	±18.1%	78.4%	7.4%	Analysis
63	MGNI Communication Services	$23.13	±10.8%	±$2.51	±21.5%	78.3%	8.2%	Analysis
64	BMNR Financial Services	$22.50	±10.8%	±$2.43	±21.7%	77.9%	6.9%	Analysis
65	MSTR Technology	$145.80	±10.7%	±$15.66	±20.4%	77.5%	4.4%	Analysis
66	SG Consumer Cyclical	$10.22	±10.5%	±$1.08	±25.9%	76.0%	8.7%	Analysis
67	CLMT Energy	$49.32	±10.3%	±$5.09	±21.2%	74.5%	7.8%	Analysis
68	BSX Healthcare	$46.01	±10.3%	±$4.74	±14.4%	74.4%	8.6%	Analysis
69	IONQ Technology	$31.16	±10.3%	±$3.21	±22.9%	74.3%	8.4%	Analysis
70	ORCL Technology	$125.54	±10.3%	±$12.91	±17.2%	74.2%	2.5%	Analysis
71	MRVL Technology	$223.47	±10.3%	±$22.96	±19.4%	74.2%	2.6%	Analysis
72	ONDS Technology	$6.02	±10.3%	±$0.62	±24.2%	74.1%	9.9%	Analysis
73	RKLB Industrials	$51.22	±10.2%	±$5.24	±22.2%	73.9%	6.5%	Analysis
74	COMP Technology	$9.97	±10.2%	±$1.02	±20.8%	73.7%	9.1%	Analysis
75	NET Technology	$303.61	±10.2%	±$30.83	±22.4%	73.3%	6.7%	Analysis
76	ON Technology	$73.23	±10.1%	±$7.37	±18.8%	72.7%	8.0%	Analysis
77	UCO Financial Services	$63.77	±10.0%	±$6.36	±20.6%	72.0%	8.4%	Analysis
78	DDOG Technology	$257.75	±9.9%	±$25.62	±22.4%	71.8%	9.9%	Analysis
79	CAR Industrials	$101.55	±9.9%	±$10.05	±21.3%	71.5%	5.5%	Analysis
80	TEAM Technology	$223.16	±9.8%	±$21.87	±23.1%	70.8%	8.7%	Analysis
81	DELL Technology	$452.95	±9.8%	±$44.35	±20.1%	70.7%	5.3%	Analysis
82	RGTI Technology	$11.48	±9.7%	±$1.11	±23.4%	69.7%	9.1%	Analysis
83	GEV Utilities	$827.42	±9.5%	±$78.59	±16.4%	68.6%	6.9%	Analysis
84	HPE Technology	$55.47	±9.5%	±$5.25	±18.8%	68.3%	9.9%	Analysis
85	NOK Technology	$7.88	±9.4%	±$0.74	±18.9%	68.1%	5.5%	Analysis
86	RCL Consumer Cyclical	$286.13	±9.4%	±$26.89	±14.3%	67.9%	6.1%	Analysis
87	APP Technology	$264.28	±9.2%	±$24.42	±23.5%	66.7%	7.4%	Analysis
88	FLR Industrials	$43.42	±9.2%	±$4.00	±18.5%	66.6%	6.8%	Analysis
89	ASX Technology	$37.74	±9.2%	±$3.47	±18.6%	66.3%	7.7%	Analysis
90	INSM Healthcare	$95.06	±9.2%	±$8.73	±18.5%	66.3%	9.9%	Analysis
91	CLF Basic Materials	$13.05	±9.1%	±$1.19	±19.9%	66.0%	9.1%	Analysis
92	RKT Financial Services	$11.74	±9.1%	±$1.07	±19.6%	65.7%	7.7%	Analysis
93	CMG Consumer Cyclical	$28.14	±9.0%	±$2.54	±13.6%	65.2%	7.2%	Analysis
94	BB Technology	$8.59	±9.0%	±$0.77	±21.8%	65.1%	8.4%	Analysis
95	TNA Financial Services	$56.34	±9.0%	±$5.06	±16.8%	64.9%	8.5%	Analysis
96	OKTA Technology	$201.33	±9.0%	±$18.02	±19.3%	64.6%	9.1%	Analysis
97	AMD Technology	$507.93	±8.9%	±$45.35	±17.5%	64.5%	3.0%	Analysis
98	LRCX Technology	$230.15	±8.9%	±$20.52	±16.4%	64.4%	4.3%	Analysis
99	FLUT Consumer Cyclical	$81.69	±8.9%	±$7.26	±18.0%	64.2%	7.3%	Analysis
100	SHOP Technology	$168.81	±8.8%	±$14.89	±20.8%	63.7%	6.3%	Analysis

One standard deviation means roughly a two-in-three chance the move lands inside the range, and a one-in-three chance it does not. Derived as ATM implied volatility × √(7/365) from the nearest published tenor. Ranked among the 308 symbols carrying at least 50,000 open contracts and quoting an at-the-money spread inside 10% — without that second filter this page ranks bid-ask width rather than volatility, because a wide quote inflates the vol solved from it.

Quietest names

The other end of the same ranking: where the options market is pricing the least movement over the coming week.

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How this list is built

What an expected move is

The options market prices volatility, and volatility converts directly into a distance. A stock at $100 with 26% implied volatility is being priced to move about ±3.6% over a week. That is the number in the second column, and it is what a straddle at the money roughly costs.

It is a range, not a direction

An expected move says nothing about which way. A large one means the market is pricing a wide outcome — which is exactly as consistent with a large fall as a large rise, and is why the number is written with a plus-or-minus.

Why a big number is not automatically a trade

A large expected move usually means options are expensive for a reason the market already knows about. Buying premium into it needs the actual move to beat what is priced, not merely to be large; selling it needs the opposite. The number is the market’s bar, not an opinion about whether it will be cleared.

Why some volatile names are missing

A name only appears here if its at-the-money option quotes a spread inside 10%. Implied volatility is solved from the midpoint, so a wide quote produces a large vol whether or not the market expects a large move — and the error only ever points upward, straight to the top of a list like this one. Genuinely volatile names with untradeable quotes are excluded here and still carry their own page, where the spread is printed beside the number.

Where the volatility comes from

At-the-money implied volatility from the published term structure, taking the tenor nearest one week and nearest one month. The buckets are coarse, so each ticker’s own page names the tenor it priced off rather than implying we hold an exact seven-day quote. Weekly index and ETF moves live on the weekly desk.

The most-watched names

The tickers people look up most often, whether or not they rank today.

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Other rankings

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