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Options catalyst watch

Which liquid chains showed the strongest combined evidence of an options-implied catalyst on Sep 17, 2026?

A transparent 0–100 cross-sectional score built from four equally weighted groups: volatility level, front-versus-back term premium, volume/open-interest activity, and skew/smile shape. Correlated measurements share a group so one volatility surface does not receive several votes. This flags unusual pricing, not a known event or expected direction. Data through close. Descriptive only, not a recommendation.

Options catalyst watch as of Sep 17, 2026 close
#TickerCloseOpen interestCatalyst score / strongest drivers
1WBD28.243,179,35877.9 · front IV premium 39.3 pp; smile convexity -52.4 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 7.9 pp
2GME22.771,822,31672.3 · 25Δ risk reversal -18.2 pp; front IV premium 5.2 pp; IV rank 100
3SPX7,637.7620,175,29470.2 · front IV premium 96.2 pp; smile convexity 245.6 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 10.5 pp
4RIG5.661,225,73269.9 · OI change 0.98σ; front IV premium 4.7 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 6.4 pp
5VIX15.4410,602,00568.3 · 34d expected move +24.6%; 25Δ risk reversal -131.0 pp; OI change 0.48σ
6SPY762.6021,116,25568.1 · volume/OI 0.55; IV rank 100; 25Δ risk reversal 7.1 pp
7SPCX154.814,583,64967.0 · volume/OI 0.31; OI change 0.66σ; IV rank 100
8SNAP5.651,489,51766.4 · 25Δ risk reversal -11.2 pp; OI change 0.52σ; 8d expected move +8.6%
9CIFR16.941,744,25066.1 · 8d expected move +15.3%; front IV premium 3.6 pp; OI change 0.45σ
10BABA108.542,365,47465.6 · front IV premium 9.2 pp; smile convexity 19.8 pp; volume/OI 0.11
11IWM285.3810,824,27664.2 · IV rank 100; volume/OI 0.15; smile convexity 13.3 pp
12TLT81.7813,237,60463.9 · front IV premium 4.8 pp; smile convexity 17.1 pp; IV rank 100
13SPXW7,640.325,373,37963.6 · volume/OI 0.66; OI change 0.70σ; smile convexity 8.8 pp
14USO155.311,903,34763.0 · front IV premium 0.2 pp; IV rank 94
15RKT12.571,306,72961.0 · IV rank 100; OI change 0.46σ; 8d expected move +8.6%
16NVO43.191,459,22960.9 · front IV premium 5.4 pp
17RKLB67.821,236,66960.9 · front IV premium 3.2 pp; 8d expected move +10.8%; volume/OI 0.13
18CRWV79.882,578,82460.9 · volume/OI 0.21; 8d expected move +12.0%
19AAPL337.005,226,14258.8 · OI change 0.64σ; smile convexity 19.3 pp; volume/OI 0.25
20IEF91.251,410,03958.4 · OI change 1.91σ; IV rank 100; front IV premium 1.0 pp
21CRWD245.701,399,29358.1 · IV rank 100; front IV premium 1.0 pp; 8d expected move +8.6%
22XOM163.271,134,08057.5 · 25Δ risk reversal 124.6 pp; IV rank 100; front IV premium 0.7 pp
23XLU41.691,948,87357.4 · smile convexity 294.3 pp; front IV premium 6.1 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 7.1 pp
24ORCL150.593,476,45757.0 · volume/OI 0.13
25XLE64.474,863,03556.5 · front IV premium 1.9 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 6.2 pp
26KRE72.742,084,06756.5 · OI change 0.63σ; front IV premium 1.1 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 5.7 pp
27UBER70.871,427,82556.4 · IV rank 100; smile convexity 10.0 pp
28GRAB2.811,957,65856.3 · 25Δ risk reversal -9.8 pp; IV rank 100
29BMNR23.891,669,91355.6 · 8d expected move +11.3%; OI change 0.36σ; 25Δ risk reversal -5.3 pp
30AVGO347.302,435,21255.0 · IV rank 100; volume/OI 0.12; OI change 0.35σ
31FXI34.193,946,66354.5 · front IV premium 3.5 pp; smile convexity 15.6 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 6.4 pp
32EFA106.041,338,26054.4 · front IV premium 1.3 pp; OI change 0.43σ
33HOOD109.811,858,73853.9 · OI change 0.61σ; volume/OI 0.16; 8d expected move +9.2%
34NOK10.603,839,87552.8 · 25Δ risk reversal -7.2 pp; 8d expected move +9.1%
35SOXL114.821,616,84252.7 · volume/OI 0.20; 25Δ risk reversal 9.3 pp; OI change 0.45σ
36MARA11.641,898,51852.7 · 8d expected move +13.1%; front IV premium 1.1 pp
37MRVL240.761,827,14452.2 · front IV premium 1.5 pp; 8d expected move +9.9%; volume/OI 0.12
38HTZ1.861,342,39552.1 · 25Δ risk reversal 19.8 pp; IV rank 100
39LQD105.162,641,53651.6 · OI change 0.98σ; front IV premium 0.2 pp
40BAC58.182,434,50851.3 · IV rank 100
41TQQQ71.381,720,68751.1 · volume/OI 0.20; 25Δ risk reversal 9.6 pp; smile convexity 14.3 pp
42F13.611,930,62351.0 · broad signal
43RIVN15.402,392,84851.0 · smile convexity 18.3 pp; 25Δ risk reversal -14.2 pp; 8d expected move +8.6%
44AAL12.942,220,90150.7 · OI change 0.52σ; IV rank 100; 25Δ risk reversal -5.2 pp
45MSTR132.252,826,39050.6 · 8d expected move +10.3%; volume/OI 0.13
46AMD545.093,296,64350.3 · volume/OI 0.26; OI change 0.33σ
47VZ48.331,147,87650.0 · IV rank 100; smile convexity 16.4 pp
48XLF55.886,907,92250.0 · smile convexity 34.9 pp; front IV premium 5.6 pp; 25Δ risk reversal 6.1 pp
49QQQ716.9212,740,18349.8 · volume/OI 0.55; 25Δ risk reversal 5.1 pp
50NU13.841,995,45549.6 · IV rank 100; smile convexity 13.2 pp; OI change 0.36σ

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