Stocks with Notable Option Volatility: FibroGen, Tingo Group and Ambrx Biopharma

Options Newsman wrote a column · Jun 6, 2023 07:57

Implied volatility is a measure of the market's expectation of the potential price movements of the stock in the future. Here are the stocks with the most notable implied volatility today.

Here are the notable stocks with the highest and lowest implied volatility.The $FibroGen(FGEN.US)$, $Tingo Group (TIO.US)$ and $Ambrx Biopharma (AMAM.US)$ has the highest implied volatility of all stocks with a market cap of over 100 million.

$PDS Biotechnology (PDSB.US)$'s stock experienced a significant drop of 30.68% during the previous trading session, closing at $6.53. The company released options data that showed an Option Volume of 17.85K and an IV percentile of 100%. The current implied volatility stands at 150%, lower than the 1-year high of 352%.

There was a noteworthy 1-Day IV change of 57.3%, indicating that investors expect moderate volatility in the near term. It's also worth noting that PDS Biotechnology has an upcoming event on the horizon - the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. This event could potentially have a significant impact on the company's stock performance, and investors will likely be keeping a close eye on any news or developments related to the conference.

The sharp decline in PDS Biotechnology's stock price suggests that investors are uncertain about the company's future prospects. However, it's important to remember that the options market can be highly speculative, and sudden shifts in investor sentiment could result in significant price movements.

Here is the IV Ranking of the day:

Stocks with Notable Option Volatility: FibroGen, Tingo Group and Ambrx Biopharma

The chart only include any company with market cap of over 100 million and share price of over$2.5.

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Conclusion And Risk Management

Option implied volatility is a measure of the market's expectation for how much an asset's price will fluctuate in the future, as implied by the prices of options on that asset.

Options are financial contracts that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price and time. The price of an option is influenced by various factors, including the current price of the underlying asset, the strike price, the time to expiration, and the implied volatility.

Implied volatility represents the level of uncertainty or risk that market participants perceive in the future price movements of the underlying asset. When investors expect greater volatility, they may be more willing to pay a higher price for options to help hedge their risk, which leads to higher implied volatility.

Implied volatility is usually expressed as a percentage and is calculated using an options pricing model, such as the Black-Scholes model. Traders and investors use implied volatility to assess the attractiveness of options prices, to identify potential mispricings, and to manage their risk exposure.

Source: Benzinga, Dow Jones, CNBC

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