Highest Risk Stocks for Options Traders (S&P 500)
These 588 S&P 500 stocks have the highest TickerRisk risk score right now — they carry the most active catalysts (upcoming earnings, legal proceedings, SEC filings and heavy news flow) that historically drive large overnight moves. Premium sellers should be cautious; these are stocks to scan in detail before trading.
| Ticker | Company | Risk | Band | IV Rank | IV % | Price Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IREN | IREN Ltd | 100 | HIGH | 94.7 | 103.9% | -0.5% |
| IRE | IRE | 100 | HIGH | 15.7 | 166.0% | -1.0% |
| IONQ | IonQ, Inc. | 100 | HIGH | 65.7 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| FCEL | FUELCELL ENERGY INC | 100 | HIGH | 24.1 | 101.9% | +4.6% |
| CORZ | Core Scientific, Inc./tx | 100 | HIGH | 28.6 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| BWA | BORGWARNER INC | 100 | HIGH | 68.2 | 63.4% | -1.9% |
| AG | FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP | 100 | HIGH | 0.0 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| AFRM | Affirm Holdings, Inc. | 100 | HIGH | 41.3 | 63.6% | -0.8% |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | 100 | HIGH | 45.5 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| WST | WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES I | 100 | HIGH | 63.2 | 42.5% | +1.1% |
| VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co | 100 | HIGH | 28.1 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 100 | HIGH | 52.8 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | 100 | HIGH | 46.3 | 51.9% | +5.1% |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc | 100 | HIGH | 75.5 | 44.7% | -2.0% |
| TYL | TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC | 100 | HIGH | 51.4 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| TWLO | TWILIO INC | 100 | HIGH | 100.0 | 74.7% | +3.1% |
| TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corp | 100 | HIGH | 67.2 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | 100 | HIGH | 6.9 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| TER | TERADYNE, INC | 100 | HIGH | 37.1 | 71.3% | -0.7% |
| TGT | TARGET CORP | 100 | HIGH | 76.1 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | 100 | HIGH | 32.1 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| SMCI | Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 100 | HIGH | 27.2 | 79.8% | -5.2% |
| STLD | STEEL DYNAMICS INC | 100 | HIGH | 66.5 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| SO | SOUTHERN CO | 100 | HIGH | 14.8 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| SOLV | Solventum Corp | 100 | HIGH | 66.9 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| SKYD | Skydance Corp | 100 | HIGH | 36.0 | 61.6% | +11.0% |
| STX | Seagate Technology Holdings pl | 100 | HIGH | 7.5 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | 100 | HIGH | 74.0 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| RCL | ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD | 100 | HIGH | 40.0 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| ROL | ROLLINS INC | 100 | HIGH | 90.1 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
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