AES CORP (AES) Options Risk Score

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Is it risky to sell options on AES CORP (AES) right now?

AES CORP (AES) currently scores 26 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (LOW) over a 4-week expiry window. The contributing signals are an upcoming earnings report, 1 recent news item and 10 active legal filings within the 4-week window. A LOW score (under 45) means the scan found no dated catalyst for AES inside the window. Read it as a clean calendar rather than a safe stock — surprises are by definition unscheduled.

AES shows an IV Rank of 44, 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 39%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive AES options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.

AES is scheduled to report earnings on 2026-11-04, which falls inside a typical monthly options expiry — expect elevated implied volatility into the event and an IV crush afterward.

AES CORP (AES) current implied volatility and IV Rank

The most recent read on AES CORP (AES) puts its IV Rank at 44 with implied volatility around 39%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 26/100. That's moderate — options are fairly priced versus the past year, so there's no strong volatility edge in either direction right now; trade the direction, not the vol.

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AES CORP (AES) next earnings date — 2026-11-04

The next AES report lands on 2026-11-04 — about 59 days away — inside the window a typical monthly option would span. AES's IV Rank is currently 44. That matters more than any other single date on the calendar: the stock can gap overnight on the print, and any premium you collect now is partly payment for carrying that gap. Sellers who want the volatility crush without the gap generally choose an expiry that ends before the report.

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