Data through close

IV expansion from a low base

Where has implied volatility begun rising while remaining low against its own history?

Constant-maturity IV rising from a historically low level, with price or option-activity confirmation. Further expansion must overcome option decay and trading costs. Data through close. Descriptive only, not a recommendation.

At a glance

17 tickers qualified. First five: APLD (Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.), IONQ (Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.), OKLO (Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.), DRAM (Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.), LUNR (Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.).

Evaluated 168 tickers with the required inputs. Tickers with missing history or ineligible quotes are excluded. At most 50 matches are published.

IV expansion from a low base as of Oct 16, 2026 close
# Ticker Close Open interest Research observation
1 APLD 18.05 766,815 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
2 IONQ 31.28 634,467 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
3 OKLO 27.97 643,347 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
4 DRAM 46.45 2,344,615 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
5 LUNR 10.78 252,484 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
6 RKLB 50.84 1,167,698 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
7 BMNR 21.66 1,524,381 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
8 SNDK 1,299.30 885,944 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
9 BE 221.31 884,042 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
10 ASTS 40.66 1,104,246 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
11 MU 878.84 3,062,921 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
12 LITE 824.13 246,020 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
13 CRDO 169.70 273,200 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
14 TNA 52.71 126,210 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
15 AVGO 328.75 2,170,917 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
16 BIDU 80.14 334,248 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.
17 COST 989.11 260,186 Matched the dated research filter. Contract details are not published.

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