We are just waiting on a handful of companies to report their Q3 earnings now in this holiday shortened week. This week we have Nvidia (NVDA), Autodesk (ADSK), Nio (NIO) and Zoom (ZM) as the main stock s to watch.
Before a company reports earnings, implied volatility is usually high because the market is unsure about the outcome of the report. Speculators and hedgers create huge demand for the company’s options which increases the implied volatility, and therefore, the price of options.
