There is Something Rather Gaussian About Post-Earnings Price Moves
During this Q3 period, approximately 95% of one-day price movements following earnings reports have remained within the range of +12% to -18%. Most of these price shifts had a moderate impact.
A histogram of the results of the one-day post earnings price moves produces the Gaussian distribution below:
Below are the most notable instances of the one-day post-earnings gains and losses for this Q3:
Earnings season has largely concluded, with most releases occurring from late July to early August. However, there are still a few companies with upcoming earnings announcements.
Here is the schedule of upcoming stocks and the number of stocks releasing earnings on each day:
In the Dow stocks, Salesforce (CRM) currently holds the highest implied volatility (IV) rank and has shown remarkable performance throughout the year so far.
Today, a few stocks including Caterpillar (CAT), Honeywell International (HON), 3M Co. (MMM), and Amgen (AMGN) have reached their 52-week IV rank lows, falling below 0. This indicates that they are currently trading below their previous lows in terms of IV ranks.
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Michael Rechenthin (aka “Dr. Data”), managing director of Research and Development, has 25 years of trading and markets experience. He is best known for his weekly Cherry Picks newsletter. On Thursdays, he appears on Trades from the Research Team LIVE.
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