{"id":136019,"date":"2022-04-28T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=136019"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:31:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:31:18","slug":"what-is-the-options-market-expecting-for-apple-and-amazon-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/options\/what-is-the-options-market-expecting-for-apple-and-amazon-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Options Market Expecting for Apple and Amazon Earnings?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If someone made a movie about earnings season \u2013 why would they? \u2013 this week would be the key act, and today would be the key scene.&nbsp; Along with a host of important companies, five stocks that make up about 20% of the S&amp;P 500 Index (SPX) and about 40% of the NASDAQ 100 Index (NDX) report in a three-day period this week.&nbsp; Three of those five have already reported, with Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) \u2013 the stocks with the largest and third-largest index weights \u2013 set to arrive after today\u2019s close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, the response to megacap tech earnings has been generally positive.&nbsp; An unexpected disappointment from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shaved over 3.5% from the prices of both its share classes yesterday, but we saw enthusiastic responses to Microsoft (MSFT) closed nearly 5% higher yesterday and Meta Platforms (FB) is up over 11% as I write this.&nbsp; Looking back to last week, traders liked what they heard from Tesla (TSLA), giving the stock a 3% boost on the day after its quarterly report.<a href=\"#_edn1\" id=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should come as little surprise, therefore, that traders are expressing somewhat bullish sentiment about the post-earnings response to both AAPL and AMZN.&nbsp; Looking at AAPL options expiring tomorrow afternoon, the IBKR Probability Lab shows a peak likelihood at the $167.5 level, or about 4% higher than where it is currently trading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Probability Distribution for AAPL Options Expiring April 29th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"595\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-78.png\" alt=\"Probability Distribution for AAPL Options Expiring April 29th\" class=\"wp-image-136044 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-78.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-78-700x427.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-78-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-78-768x469.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/595;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At-money implied volatilities are quite firm, pricing in a move of 6% or more.&nbsp; The average post-earnings move is about 4.5%, so between the steep downside skew and the high at-money implied volatility, not all traders are quite as bullish as the those bidding for upside calls.&nbsp; Over the past two years, AAPL has beaten its estimate 7 of 8 times, with the 8<sup>th<\/sup> meeting expectations.&nbsp; Interestingly, the stock has fallen on the day after 6 of those 8 reports, meaning that traders were already pricing in an earnings beat.&nbsp; The probability distribution reflects that bullishness among many traders, while the skew reflects some residual nervousness among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skew-for-aapl-options-expiring-april-29th-top-may-6th-middle-may-20th-bottom\"><strong>Skew for AAPL Options Expiring April 29<sup>th<\/sup> (top), May 6<sup>th<\/sup> (middle), May 20<sup>th<\/sup> (bottom)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"604\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-79.png\" alt=\"Skew for AAPL Options Expiring April 29th (top), May 6th (middle), May 20th (bottom)\" class=\"wp-image-136045 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-79.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-79-700x434.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-79-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-79-768x476.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/604;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traders of AMZN options are reflecting a similar outlook.&nbsp; We see in the graph below that the peak probability for options expiring tomorrow is around $2,900, up more than 3% from current levels.&nbsp; We also see high likelihoods placed up on outcomes from the current level through about 6% higher.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Probability Distribution for AMZN Options Expiring April 29th<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"595\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-80.png\" alt=\"Probability Distribution for AMZN Options Expiring April 29th\" class=\"wp-image-136046 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-80.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-80-700x427.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-80-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-80-768x469.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/595;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post-earnings track record for AMZN is a bit rockier than that of AAPL.&nbsp; AMZN has beaten expectations for 5 of the past 8 earnings reports, and as risen only twice afterwards.&nbsp; It shows an average post-earnings move of about 6.5%&nbsp;&nbsp; At-money options are trading at levels that imply an 8% post-earnings move, and the downside skew is fairly normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skew for AMZN Options Expiring April 29<sup>th<\/sup> (top), May 6<sup>th<\/sup> (middle), May 20<sup>th<\/sup> (bottom)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"604\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-81.png\" alt=\"Skew for AMZN Options Expiring April 29th (top), May 6th (middle), May 20th (bottom)\" class=\"wp-image-136047 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-81.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-81-700x434.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-81-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-81-768x476.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/604;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we consider that these two stocks alone comprise about 20% of NDX, it is not surprising that the probabilities and for QQQ are quite similar to those of AMZN and AAPL, though the steep skew in weekly options indicate that traders are using those options as a short-term hedge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Probability Distribution for QQQ Options Expiring April 29th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"592\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-82.png\" alt=\"Probability Distribution for QQQ Options Expiring April 29th\" class=\"wp-image-136048 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-82.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-82-700x425.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-82-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-82-768x466.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/592;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skew for QQQ Options Expiring April 29<sup>th<\/sup> (top), May 6<sup>th<\/sup> (middle), May 20<sup>th<\/sup> (bottom)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"593\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-83.png\" alt=\"Skew for QQQ Options Expiring April 29th (top), May 6th (middle), May 20th (bottom)\" class=\"wp-image-136049 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-83.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-83-700x426.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-83-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-83-768x467.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/593;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, this struck me as fascinating.&nbsp; Regardless of what we see and hear about negative sentiment in the market, options expiring on the next regular monthly cycle appear to reflect a steep peak probability for a move of 5% or more.&nbsp; For better or worse, a significant group of traders appear to be continuing to utilize QQQ options to express their faith in a resurgent technology sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Probability Distribution for QQQ Options Expiring May 20th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"592\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-84.png\" alt=\"Probability Distribution for QQQ Options Expiring May 20th\" class=\"wp-image-136050 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-84.png 975w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-84-700x425.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-84-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/image-84-768x466.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 975px; aspect-ratio: 975\/592;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p 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