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Enthusiasm about artificial intelligence gets a stern test this afternoon when two of the more prominent beneficiaries of AI-mania \u2013 Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) — report earnings after the close. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSFT, which for years seemed like a plodding behemoth, has benefitted from its linkage with OpenAI to recapture its place as largest company by market capitalization.  GOOGL lagged MSFT\u2019s performance when the latter company\u2019s AI investment came to the fore, but investors came to recognize that the search giant would be unlikely to cede its prominence without a significant challenge.  Needless to say, both have earned their vaunted roles as members of the Magnificent Seven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering that MSFT and the combination of GOOG + GOOGL respectively represent about 7.3% and 4.1% of the S&P 500 (SPX) and 9% and 5.3% of the NASDAQ 100 (NDX), it is clear that a significant move by one or both of these companies \u2013 in either direction \u2013 can have important impacts upon the broader markets.  So, let\u2019s take a look at what the options market is anticipating for each of these companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with MSFT, the consensus EPS estimate is for $2.78 on revenues of $61.14 billion.  That\u2019s up from $2.32 four quarters ago.  The company\u2019s Azure cloud effort has taken a bit of a secondary role in investors\u2019 minds to AI, but analysts will be watching closely to see how it is performing.  Furthermore, it will be enlightening to hear how its integration of Activision is going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At-money options expiring Friday are trading with an implied daily volatility of 3.9%.  This is broadly commensurate with MSFT\u2019s recent post-earnings history, which showed moves of +3.1%, -3.8%, +7.2%, -0.6%, -7.7% and +6.7%.  Yet the skew for these near-term options is unusual.  Instead of a symmetrical skew between upside and downside volatilities, or the type of \u201cElvis smile<\/a>\u201d that shows risk aversion with relatively boosted downside strikes that is typical for many companies ahead of earnings, we have a notable trough in the $380-390 range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSFT Implied Volatilities by Strike for Options Expiring February 2nd<\/sup> (dark blue), February 9th<\/sup> (light blue), February 16th<\/sup> (yellow)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"MSFT<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skew in weekly options seems to assert that options traders are relatively unconcerned about the stock pulling back much below $380 and have far greater concern that the stock could rally by a similar amount.  A glance at a price chart of MSFT shows that there could indeed be support at the $380 level \u2013 about 7% below current prices \u2013 but it is worth noting that the stock last traded at that level only two weeks ago.  The recent momentum is phenomenal, but it also means that MSFT\u2019s price action is quite extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSFT 3-Month Daily Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"MSFT<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering the year-to-date pop in MSFT, it is thus not completely surprising that the IBKR Probability Lab shows a peak slightly below current levels in the $398-402 range.  Yet the area under the curve is clearly greater to the upside than downside:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IBKR Probability Lab for MSFT Options Expiring February 2nd<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"IBKR<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving onto Alphabet, we see similar types of optimism.  Expectations are for EPS of $1.72 on ex-TAC revenues of $70.97 billion, up sharply from $1.05 four quarters ago.  As with MSFT, eyes will be focused on the Google cloud business, but the real money is still made from advertising on Google search and YouTube.  It will be quite important to see whether Bing\u2019s use of ChatGPT is cutting into Google\u2019s dominant share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOOGL is famously parlous with forward guidance, so it is not surprising to see front-week, at-money options trading with a daily implied volatility of 4.9%.  Again, that is broadly consistent with the recent post-earnings moves of -9.5%, +5.8%, -0.1%, -2.8%, -9.1%, and 7.7%.  But as with MSFT, the skews are rather bizarre.  In this case they are pancake-flat, with a slight hump in at-money options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOOGL Implied Volatilities by Strike for Options Expiring February 2nd<\/sup> (dark blue), February 9th<\/sup> (light blue), February 16th<\/sup> (yellow)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"GOOGL<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I note that the skews for MSFT and GOOGL are unusual, compare them to those of Mastercard (MA), which is scheduled to report tomorrow.  These are typical for large companies about to report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSFT Implied Volatilities by Strike for Options Expiring February 2nd<\/sup> (dark blue), February 9th<\/sup> (light blue), February 16th<\/sup> (yellow)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"MSFT<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with MSFT, the IBKR Probability Lab for front-week GOOGL options shows a peak slightly below current levels, but with far more area under the upside portion of the curve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IBKR Probability Lab for GOOGL  Options Expiring February 2nd<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"IBKR<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is very hard to bet against companies that have demonstrated such phenomenal recent momentum.  MSFT is up 70% and GOOGL is up 57% in the past year, and both stocks are up almost 10% in the year, er, month-to-date.    But that type of recent performance implies that lofty expectations must be built into those stock prices.  It brings me back to the days of the \u201cwhisper numbers\u201d, when there were quiet expectations that were usually above the published estimates.  It would not at all be shocking if in-line, or even modest beats, are not already priced in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously said, \u201cthe only thing we have to fear is fear itself.\u201d  After a career in options trading and risk management, I prefer to paraphrase FDR by saying, \u201cthe only thing we have to fear is the lack of fear<\/strong> itself.\u201d  I have to question if that is the situation for the megacap tech leaders right now.  We\u2019ll find out much more this afternoon and again on Thursday after Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Meta Platforms (META) report almost simultaneously,  (Nvidia, the AI poster child is three weeks away.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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