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Alcoa Corporation Common Stock (AA)
$42.48 underlying · data as of Oct 7, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Price context
- Underlying
- $42.48
- Expected move
- $3.31
- Expected move %
- 7.8%
Options snapshot
- ATM implied volatility
- 62.1%
- IV rank
- 16.2%
- Liquidity
- ACCEPTABLE
- Median spread
- 27.7%
Catalyst
- Next earnings
- 2026-10-15
- Session
- After Market
- Days away
- 8
Strategy opportunities
- Calendar score 0.69
Sell nearer-dated premium and own post-event time when the earnings expiration carries a relative IV premium.
- Iron Condor score 0.68
Sell defined-risk premium around the implied-move boundaries when realized moves have frequently remained contained.
- Long Straddle score 0.61
Buy premium before earnings when event-relative IV is cheap and expansion remains possible.
- Long Strangle score 0.60
Buy out-of-the-money wings to express a cheap-volatility view with defined premium at risk.
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Data provenance
Every figure on this page comes from published, reviewed research or labelled historical reconstructions. Modelled cash-secured-put and covered-call premiums are calculated from the published at-the-money implied volatility with Black-Scholes and are not live quotes.