WATERS CORP /DE/ (WAT) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on WATERS CORP /DE/ (WAT) right now?
For a 4-week expiry, WATERS CORP /DE/ (WAT) carries an options catalyst-risk score of 100 out of 100 (HIGH). What pushes it there: an upcoming earnings report, 2 recent news items and 10 active legal filings, all landing inside the 4-week window. A HIGH reading (70+) means WAT has a dated event inside the window, so an option sold here carries gap risk that time decay alone will not pay for. The score ranks event exposure, not the likely direction of the move.
WAT shows an IV Rank of 100 — implied volatility is near the top of its own one-year range, so WAT options are historically expensive, which favours premium-selling strategies, with a current implied volatility of about 93%. IV Rank is the most useful figure for deciding whether to sell or buy premium on WAT.
The 2026-08-04 earnings report sits inside a standard monthly expiry for WAT, so implied volatility should stay bid into the date and drop sharply once it passes.
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