INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM) right now?
For a 4-week expiry, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM) carries an options catalyst-risk score of 100 out of 100 (HIGH). What pushes it there: an upcoming earnings report, 17 recent news items, 10 active legal filings and 1 recent SEC event, all landing inside the 4-week window. On TickerRisk's scale 70 and above is HIGH, so a known event is scheduled inside this window — selling premium on IBM here is a bet on that event rather than on time decay. The score measures scheduled event exposure, not which way the stock will move.
IBM shows an IV Rank of 57, putting implied volatility in the middle of its one-year range — options are moderately priced, with a current implied volatility of about 49%. IV Rank is the most useful figure for deciding whether to sell or buy premium on IBM.
IBM is scheduled to report earnings on 2026-10-21, which falls inside a typical monthly options expiry — expect elevated implied volatility into the event and an IV crush afterward.
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