Market Analysis
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Salesforce Q1 FY2027 Post-Earnings Recap: Actual Move vs Expected Move and the Agentforce Milestone
Key Takeaways Salesforce (CRM) reported Q1 FY2027 results on May 27, 2026: revenue $11.13B (+13% YoY), Non-GAAP EPS $3.88 vs $3.13 estimate Options implied an 8.7% move in either direction; the stock moved +8.17% on May 28, landing just inside the expected range Agentforce ARR crossed $1 billion for the first time, reaching $1.2B at…
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Snowflake Q1 FY2027 Post-Earnings Recap: Actual Move vs Expected Move and the IV Story
Snowflake’s Q1 FY2027 earnings report on May 27, 2026 was one of the most dramatic options trades of the year, for better or worse depending on which side you were on. Options traders had priced in a move of roughly 13.5% in either direction. SNOW moved 36% in after-hours trading. That is more than 2.5…
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Salesforce Q1 FY2027 Earnings: Options Expected Move, IV Setup, and Strategy Guide
CRM Reports Tomorrow: What Options Traders Need to Know Salesforce (CRM) reports Q1 FY2027 results on May 27, 2026 after market close. As a Dow Jones Industrial Average component and one of the most liquid large-cap cloud stocks, CRM draws significant options attention every quarter. The options market has already priced in a specific expected…
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Snowflake Q1 FY2027 Earnings: Options Expected Move and Pre-Earnings IV Setup
Snowflake reports Q1 FY2027 results on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 after market close. If you are holding SNOW options going into the print, the single most important thing to understand is this: SNOW has a long history of moving more than the expected move priced by options markets, which fundamentally changes how you approach strategy…
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Costco Q3 FY2026 Earnings: Options Expected Move and the Retail Sector Overhang
Walmart fell 7.3%. Target fell 7.4%. Both exceeded their expected moves and rattled retail sector sentiment. Now Costco reports Q3 FY2026 results on May 28, 2026, after market close, and options traders are asking the right question: is COST just another retailer about to disappoint, or is its membership model a genuine cushion? Here is…
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WMT and TGT Earnings Recap May 2026: When Guidance Kills the Trade (Even on a Beat)
Both Stocks Beat Revenue Estimates. Both Fell More Than 7%. Here’s What Happened. Walmart and Target both reported Q1 FY2027 earnings before the open on May 21, 2026. Both posted top-line revenue beats. Both stocks fell more than 7% anyway. For options traders, the lesson embedded in this day is one of the most important…
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NVDA Earnings Recap May 2026: $81.6B Quarter, IV Crush, and What Options Traders Got Right
The Results Were Massive. The Options Traders Who Shorted Volatility Still Won. NVIDIA reported $81.6 billion in revenue for its fiscal first quarter 2027 (the quarter ending April 26, 2026), up 85% year-over-year and 20% quarter-over-quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per share came in at $2.39, beating consensus estimates. By any measure, it was a strong report.…
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WMT and TGT Earnings Options Playbook: IV Crush Setup for May 21, 2026
Walmart and Target both report Q1 2026 earnings on Thursday, May 21 before the market opens, and the options market has already priced in elevated implied volatility on both names. If you’re looking at the IV crush setup, the clock starts Wednesday May 20 at close, with the crush hitting Thursday morning the moment results…
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NVDA Earnings Expected Move: Why It’s Usually 5-8% (And How to Trade It)
NVDA’s options market typically prices an earnings move of 5-8%. Here’s how to read the real-time number, pick a strategy, and manage the post-earnings IV crush.
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Coinbase Q1 2026 Post-Earnings Recap: Revenue Miss, Stock Drop, and the IV That Didn’t Crush
Coinbase reported Q1 2026 results on May 7 that missed on nearly every line. Revenue fell short of estimates. EPS swung to a surprising loss. The stock dropped roughly 4% after hours. Yet options traders who sold premium into the event came out ahead, because the actual move was well within the priced expected move.…