STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. (SWK) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. (SWK) right now?
For a 4-week expiry, STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. (SWK) carries an options catalyst-risk score of 93 out of 100 (HIGH). What pushes it there: an upcoming earnings report, 7 recent news items and 1 active legal filing, all landing inside the 4-week window. Anything at 70 or above counts as HIGH, meaning the premium on SWK 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.
SWK shows an IV Rank of 42, 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 44%. IV Rank is the most useful figure for deciding whether to sell or buy premium on SWK.
The 2026-07-29 earnings report sits inside a standard monthly expiry for SWK, so implied volatility should stay bid into the date and drop sharply once it passes.
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