PLAB
PHOTRONICS INC31.51post−$0.46 (−1.44%)at close +$0.00 (+0.00%)
as of 08:32:21 UTCnext report Sep 9 · 34d
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The report
fiscal Q3 2026 · from the company's noticeSep 9after close34days out
Expected movement
market-implied · at the Aug 5 close±20.8%is what the chain prices between now and the expiry below. Not a view we hold.
That span is 44days, 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 Sep 18 · first after the reportATM strike 30straddle 7.70ATM IV 89%× 0.85 straddle-to-rangespot 31.51
Blast radius
2 linked · N-PORT + EDGARIf PLAB moves ±20.8% 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
3 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
first1.4k
Aug 21
17d
4.0kfirst
first5.7k
Sep 18
45d
6.1kfirst
first9.0k
Dec 18
136d
6.9kfirst
The record
expected in pale · actual in full color4/8reports moved further than the options market had pricedtypically ±17.0% realized vs ±12.7% priced
Q2 FY26±18.7%→−36.4%×1.95
Feb 25 '26±20.4%→+14.7%×0.72
Dec 10 '25±13.1%→+45.4%×3.47
Aug 27 '25±10.9%→+7.6%×0.70
May 28 '25±10.4%→−15.6%×1.50
Feb 26 '25±11.8%→+2.0%×0.17
Dec 11 '24±9.2%→+10.8%×1.18
Aug 30 '24±6.8%→+3.8%×0.56
pale = implied the day beforeink = the next day's close× = realized ÷ implied
2-quarter memory
Q2 FY26 · reported 0.54 · rev $210M
record note
The note composes when the report lands. Nothing is written for a quarter that hasn't been read.