CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) right now?

For a 4-week expiry, CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) carries an options catalyst-risk score of 100 out of 100 (HIGH). That score is driven by an upcoming earnings report, 58 recent news items and 10 active legal filings falling inside the 4-week window. Anything at 70 or above counts as HIGH, meaning the premium on CRL is at least partly compensation for a scheduled event rather than pure time value. It says nothing about direction — only that something is on the calendar.

CRL shows an IV Rank of 43, near the low end of its one-year range — options are relatively cheap, which favours option buyers over sellers, with a current implied volatility of about 51%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive CRL options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.

CRL reports on 2026-11-04. Any expiry beyond that date carries the gap, and the implied volatility priced in beforehand typically collapses the morning after.

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) current implied volatility and IV Rank

CRL is trading at an IV Rank of 43 with implied volatility around 51%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 100/100. CRL's options are priced near the middle of their own yearly range — unremarkable volatility, so the trade has to stand on its own thesis rather than on rich or cheap premium.

IV Rank is an index, not a percentage — it says where CRL's implied volatility sits inside its own 1-year range. How to read IV Rank →

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) next earnings date — 2026-11-04

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (CRL) reports earnings on 2026-11-04 — about 58 days away, which falls inside a typical options expiry window. CRL's IV Rank is currently 43. Earnings are the single biggest scheduled catalyst for an overnight gap: implied volatility usually runs up into the report and collapses immediately after (the IV crush). Selling premium into the event captures that crush but exposes you to the gap; buying premium needs a move large enough to beat the elevated IV you paid.

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