What Options Are Pricing Into This Week’s Earnings
Every US company reporting this week (Mon–Fri), the move the options market prices into each report, and how much the stock has actually moved on its past prints — updated through the week as names report.
The Index Read · What Options Price for the Week
This week’s US macro: Building Permits, Housing Starts, Initial Jobless Claims, Continuing Jobless Claims, Jobless Claims 4-Week Average. Here’s the weekly move options are pricing across the majors — and the walls that box it in.
● Put wall — support. Heavy put positioning tends to act as a floor.
● Hedge wall — the pivot. Above it moves dampen (range-bound); below it they accelerate.
● Call wall — resistance. Heavy call positioning tends to cap the upside. More on call, put and hedge walls.
Walls move every trading day; these are Friday’s close (Oct 16). OptionPilot recomputes them each morning before the open.
The Macro Calendar · US Releases This Week
The scheduled US data inside this week’s expiry — the events the index ranges above already have to cover.
| Date | Event | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Building Permits (Sep) | High |
| Tue Oct 20 | Housing Starts (Sep) | High |
| Thu Oct 22 | Initial Jobless Claims (Oct/17) | High |
| Thu Oct 22 | Continuing Jobless Claims (Oct/10) | High |
| Thu Oct 22 | Jobless Claims 4-Week Average (Oct/17) | High |
The Earnings Read · Every US Name Reporting This Week (Mon–Fri)
54 US companies report the week of Oct 19. The widest implied move is RNG at ±13.3%; the biggest name reporting is META at ±5.6%. Against their own earnings history, 29 are priced rich and 11 have room to run. 2 of 54 have reported so far this week — the rest are still ahead.
What the options market priced into each report — versus how much the stock has actually moved on its past prints. Sorted by market cap within each day.
| Stock & report | Mkt cap | Options implied | Actual move avg · max | What happened | The tell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Oct 19 | |||||
| SMMTpre-mkt | $12B | ±11.3% | ±9.8% max 15% | +6.4% | 1.2× RICH |
| AGNCpost-mkt | $10B | ±5.0% | ±2.3% max 4% | upcoming | 2.2× RICH |
| CLFpre-mkt | $7B | ±12.2% | ±13.5% max 22% | +16.3% | FAIRLY PRICED |
| Tue Oct 20 | |||||
| GEpre-mkt | $326B | ±6.2% | ±5.7% max 9% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| NFLXpost-mkt | $294B | ±9.5% | ±6.6% max 11% | upcoming | 1.4× RICH |
| RTXpre-mkt | $261B | ±5.1% | ±5.0% max 10% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| ISRGpost-mkt | $151B | ±7.9% | ±5.4% max 14% | upcoming | 1.5× RICH |
| COFpost-mkt | $124B | ±5.5% | ±3.8% max 8% | upcoming | 1.4× RICH |
| MMMpre-mkt | $85B | ±6.1% | ±5.6% max 8% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| GMpre-mkt | $74B | ±6.3% | ±9.1% max 15% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| UALpre-mkt | $31B | ±7.1% | ±5.1% max 12% | upcoming | 1.4× RICH |
| HALpre-mkt | $28B | ±5.7% | ±5.1% max 12% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| NLYpost-mkt | $14B | ±3.6% | ±1.5% max 4% | upcoming | 2.4× RICH |
| Wed Oct 21 | |||||
| METApost-mkt | $1.8T | ±5.6% | ±7.1% max 11% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| TSLApost-mkt | $1.4T | ±7.4% | ±7.3% max 22% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| LRCXpost-mkt | $330B | ±8.2% | ±5.2% max 7% | upcoming | 1.6× RICH |
| PMpre-mkt | $320B | ±5.0% | ±6.1% max 11% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| SAPpost-mkt | $261B | ±7.2% | ±5.3% max 15% | upcoming | 1.4× RICH |
| TMOpre-mkt | $255B | ±6.2% | ±4.1% max 9% | upcoming | 1.5× RICH |
| TXNpost-mkt | $252B | ±8.4% | ±7.8% max 13% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| IBMpost-mkt | $219B | ±7.7% | ±6.7% max 13% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| ABTpre-mkt | $181B | ±5.5% | ±5.1% max 10% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| NEEpre-mkt | $166B | ±4.0% | ±3.3% max 6% | upcoming | 1.2× RICH |
| DHRpre-mkt | $161B | ±6.9% | ±5.4% max 10% | upcoming | 1.3× RICH |
| Tpre-mkt | $161B | ±5.0% | ±3.6% max 6% | upcoming | 1.4× RICH |
| CMEpre-mkt | $106B | ±3.8% | ±1.3% max 3% | upcoming | OUTSIZED PREMIUM |
| CSXpost-mkt | $90B | ±4.8% | ±2.7% max 7% | upcoming | 1.8× RICH |
| KMIpre-mkt | $76B | ±3.4% | ±2.2% max 5% | upcoming | 1.5× RICH |
| URIpost-mkt | $64B | ±8.1% | ±7.2% max 13% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| LVSpost-mkt | $25B | ±6.6% | ±8.5% max 14% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| LUVpost-mkt | $19B | ±6.6% | ±7.9% max 19% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| QSpre-mkt | $2B | ±11.7% | ±11.1% max 26% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| Thu Oct 22 | |||||
| PGpre-mkt | $370B | ±3.7% | ±2.0% max 4% | upcoming | 1.9× RICH |
| UNPpre-mkt | $172B | ±4.3% | ±3.4% max 5% | upcoming | 1.3× RICH |
| VLOpre-mkt | $128B | ±6.5% | ±3.0% max 7% | upcoming | 2.2× RICH |
| LMTpre-mkt | $127B | ±4.9% | ±5.7% max 11% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| NEMpost-mkt | $125B | ±5.6% | ±6.8% max 15% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| WDCpost-mkt | $124B | ±10.7% | ±7.7% max 10% | upcoming | 1.4× RICH |
| BXpre-mkt | $123B | ±6.3% | ±4.8% max 8% | upcoming | 1.3× RICH |
| SPOTpre-mkt | $109B | ±9.5% | ±9.9% max 15% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| CMCSApre-mkt | $78B | ±6.7% | ±4.6% max 11% | upcoming | 1.5× RICH |
| HONpre-mkt | $67B | ±5.1% | ±5.7% max 7% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| BEpost-mkt | $65B | ±12.1% | ±10.5% max 23% | upcoming | 1.2× RICH |
| NDAQpre-mkt | $53B | ±4.6% | ±2.4% max 6% | upcoming | 1.9× RICH |
| NOKpre-mkt | $49B | ±10.3% | ±7.8% max 11% | upcoming | 1.3× RICH |
| PCGpost-mkt | $35B | ±5.2% | ±2.0% max 4% | upcoming | OUTSIZED PREMIUM |
| PHMpre-mkt | $22B | ±5.4% | ±6.3% max 12% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| DOWpre-mkt | $22B | ±6.3% | ±7.3% max 18% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| TSCOpre-mkt | $17B | ±8.5% | ±4.2% max 8% | upcoming | 2.0× RICH |
| DECKpost-mkt | $12B | ±10.6% | ±16.2% max 21% | upcoming | CAN RUN MORE |
| AALpre-mkt | $8B | ±7.0% | ±6.5% max 10% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| RNGpost-mkt | $6B | ±13.3% | ±13.8% max 34% | upcoming | FAIRLY PRICED |
| Fri Oct 23 | |||||
| AXPpre-mkt | $212B | ±4.8% | ±3.3% max 7% | upcoming | 1.5× RICH |
| SLBpre-mkt | $73B | ±5.5% | ±3.2% max 6% | upcoming | 1.7× RICH |
Implied move = live ATM straddle for the expiry covering the report. Actual move = the stock’s own 1-day earnings reaction over its last reported quarters — avg is typical, max the biggest. “What happened” = the realized move this week. “pre/post-mkt” = reports before the open / after the close. “Can run more” = options price less than history; “rich” = more; “outsized premium” = far above (usually a special catalyst).
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