NUCOR CORP (NUE) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on NUCOR CORP (NUE) right now?
For a 4-week expiry, NUCOR CORP (NUE) carries an options catalyst-risk score of 95 out of 100 (HIGH). What pushes it there: an upcoming earnings report, 4 recent news items and 10 active legal filings, all landing inside the 4-week window. Anything at 70 or above counts as HIGH, meaning the premium on NUE 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.
NUE shows an IV Rank of 100 — implied volatility is near the top of its own one-year range, so NUE options are historically expensive, which favours premium-selling strategies, with a current implied volatility of about 45%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive NUE options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.
NUE is scheduled to report earnings on 2026-07-27, which falls inside a typical monthly options expiry — expect elevated implied volatility into the event and an IV crush afterward.
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