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Options traders brace for outsized moves around big tech earnings

MarketWatch reports investors are positioning for unusually volatile trading in several of the S and P 500’s largest companies as earnings approach.

According to the outlet, options markets are reflecting “sell signals” that suggest traders are bracing for potentially large post-earnings price swings in names including Apple, Meta, and Microsoft.

The focus is on how the options market is pricing the magnitude of moves, signaling uncertainty ahead of the next earnings catalysts for these stocks.

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