SHEET 40.4 — IMPLIED MOVE

Implied move calculator.

What is the market pricing in? Turn implied volatility and days to expiration into an expected move with 1σ and 2σ price ranges.

Educational research only. Not financial advice.

move inputs

FORMULA: PRICE × IV × √(DTE / 365)

results — estimates

expected move (1σ)±$5.88
expected move %±5.9%
1σ range (~68%)$94.12 – $105.88
2σ range (~95%)$88.25 – $111.75

expected range map

$88.25$94.12$100.00$105.88$111.75
-2σ-1σSPOT+1σ+2σ

assumptions

Uses the standard one-standard-deviation approximation: price × IV × √(DTE / 365), assuming returns are roughly normally distributed with no drift. Real distributions have fat tails and skew, so moves beyond 2σ happen more often than the model implies. The 68% / 95% figures are the theoretical probabilities of the underlying finishing inside each range.

Educational math only. Not financial advice. All results are estimates.

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