Earnings season is calming down after last week’s market turmoil. This week, key companies reporting include Alibaba, Zscaler, Deer & Company, and Dell Technologies. Implied volatility is high before earnings, but usually drops after the announcement. Expected moves for this week: BABA – 7.2%, DELL – 9.4%, ZS – 9.9%, WDAY – 8.3%. Option traders can use these ranges for trading strategies. Last week’s earnings moves included TCOM +2.2%, HD -6.0%, PDD -7.3%, MDT +4.7%, BIDU +2.7%, NVDA -3.2%, PANW -0.6%, LOW +4.0%, TGT -2.8%, WMT +6.5%, INTU +4.0%. Unusual options activity seen in AFRM, TSLA, MARA, SMCI, TSM, ARM, CRWV.

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