FFIV
F5, INC.414.00post+$1.75 (+0.42%)at close +$0.00 (+0.00%)
as of 20:08:08 UTCnext report Nov 19 · 106d
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The report
fiscal Q4 2026 · from the company's noticeNov 19106days out
Expected movement
market-implied · at the Aug 4 close±16.5%is what the chain prices between now and the expiry below. Not a view we hold.
That span is 108days, so it covers the report plus the ordinary movement around it. The chain doesn't yet quote a second expiry we can separate the two with; the range narrows onto the report as it approaches.
expiry Nov 20 · first after the reportATM strike 410straddle 80.25ATM IV 45%× 0.85 straddle-to-rangespot 414.00
Blast radius
6 linked · N-PORT + EDGARIf FFIV moves ±16.5% over this report, these carry part of it. Fund rows are arithmetic on published holding weights — what an index fund does by construction. Company rows are ranked by disclosed tie strength.
Positioning
6 expiries · as of the Aug 4 closeContracts already committed, not just traded today — puts against calls, sized by expiry. The tick is today's volume moving against that stance; the arrow, how much built up since the prior session.
OI ΔPutsOI
ExpiryOICallsOI Δ
▲ +2%3.0k
Aug 21
17d
3.0k▼ −0%
▼ −0%757
Sep 18
45d
484▲ +0%
▲ +2%726
Oct 16
73d
1.1k▲ +27%
▲ +0%
350
Nov 20
108d
195▲ +0%
▲ +0%861
Dec 18
136d
1.2k▼ −0%
▲ +10%90
Jan 15
164d
731▲ +0%
The record
expected in pale · actual in full color2/8reports moved further than the options market had pricedtypically ±6.5% realized vs ±9.0% priced
Jul 27 '26±11.4%→−1.1%×0.10
Q2 FY26±9.1%→+8.0%×0.88
Jan 27 '26±10.1%→+8.1%×0.80
Oct 27 '25±10.0%→−7.9%×0.79
Jul 30 '25±7.5%→+4.8%×0.64
Apr 28 '25±9.2%→−0.9%×0.10
Jan 28 '25±7.6%→+11.4%×1.51
Oct 28 '24±7.2%→+10.1%×1.40
pale = implied the day beforeink = the next day's close× = realized ÷ implied
2-quarter memory
Q2 FY26 · reported 2.58 · rev $812M
record note
The note composes when the report lands. Nothing is written for a quarter that hasn't been read.