Updated
Updated · Saxo Bank · Jun 23
Micron Options Price 11% Earnings Swing as Front-Week Volatility Hits 155%
Updated
Updated · Saxo Bank · Jun 23

Micron Options Price 11% Earnings Swing as Front-Week Volatility Hits 155%

3 articles · Updated · Saxo Bank · Jun 23

Summary

  • $132.22 is the move implied for Micron’s June 24 fiscal Q3 report, putting the stock’s expected post-earnings range at roughly $1,066 to $1,331 from $1,172.30.
  • 155.32% front-week implied volatility towers over 108.54% for July and 101.96% for August, showing a roughly 47-point earnings premium that is set to vanish after results.
  • 0.89 put-call volume in the June 26 weekly points to slightly heavier call trading on the day, even as open interest sits at 2.38 puts for every call, suggesting fresh upside positioning atop existing hedges.
  • HBM shipments, DRAM and NAND pricing, and gross-margin guidance are the key catalysts, with the options market signaling that direction alone may not be enough if Micron’s move fails to clear the rich premium.

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