What is the current A expected move?

As of May 29, 2026, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) has an expected move of 9.12% over the next 20 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $123.04 to $147.72 from the current $135.38. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.

What does the A expected move mean for traders?

Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.

How is A expected move calculated?

The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) Expected Move

Expected move estimates the probable price range for a given period based on at-the-money options pricing. It reflects the market consensus for volatility over the selected timeframe.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry, with a market capitalization near $38.30B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 17,900 people, carrying a beta of 1.22 to the broader market. Agilent Technologies, Inc. Led by Padraig McDonnell, public since 1999-11-18.

Snapshot as of May 29, 2026.

Spot Price: $135.38
Expected Move: 9.1%
Implied High: $147.72
Implied Low: $123.04
Front DTE: 20 days

As of May 29, 2026, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) has an expected move of 9.12%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $123.04 to $147.72 from the current $135.38. Expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market's pricing of a ±1σ move. Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within this range under lognormal assumptions, though empirical markets have fatter tails.

A Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move

With Agilent Technologies, Inc. pricing an expected move of 9.12% from $135.38, risk-defined strategies sized to the implied range structurally target the modal outcome distribution. Iron condors with wings at the ±1σ expected move boundaries collect premium against the ~68% probability that spot stays inside the range under lognormal assumptions; strangles set wider at ±1.5σ or ±2σ target the tails but pay smaller per-trade premium. Long-vol structures (long straddles, ratio backspreads) profit when realized move exceeds the implied move, the inverse trade: they bet against the lognormal assumption itself, capitalizing on the empirically fatter equity-return tails.

How to read the A implied-range chart

The shaded range above shows the one-standard-deviation implied price band at each listed expiration, derived from ATM implied volatility scaled to days-to-expiration. The front-tenor expected move is 9.12%, anchoring an implied range of approximately $123.04 to $147.72. Under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside that band; 95% fall inside ±2σ; 99.7% inside ±3σ. The empirical equity-return distribution has fatter tails than lognormal, so true tail-outcome frequency is moderately higher than these closed-form numbers suggest.

A expected move and event pricing

Expected move widens with √time: a 5% 30-day move corresponds to roughly a 2.5% 7.5-day move and a 10% 120-day move. A term-structure is in backwardation (slope -0.014), so near-dated tenors price in disproportionate vol - usually because of a known event in the front-month window.

Sizing A structures to the expected move

Iron condors with wings at ±1σ collect the modal-outcome premium; ±1.5σ widens probability of inside-range to ~87% but cuts collected premium roughly in half. Strangles do the inverse trade - they pay against the same lognormal distribution, profiting when realized exceeds implied. Calendar spreads bet on the slope of the term structure rather than the level. A put/call volume ratio currently at 1.32 indicates protective put flow dominates - look for hedged-money positioning into the move. The expected move is the inputs the chain is pricing, not a forecast - realized moves above or below are normal under any distribution.

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Shaded band shows the ±1σ implied price range (~68% probability under lognormal assumptions) at each expiration; the center line marks current spot. Bands widen with longer DTE since volatility scales with √time.

Per-expiration expected move for A derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $135.38 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.

Expiration	DTE	ATM IV	Expected Move	Implied High	Implied Low
Jun 18, 2026	20	31.8%	7.4%	$145.46	$125.30
Jul 17, 2026	49	30.4%	11.1%	$150.46	$120.30
Aug 21, 2026	84	33.0%	15.8%	$156.81	$113.95
Sep 18, 2026	112	34.7%	19.2%	$161.40	$109.36
Nov 20, 2026	175	34.3%	23.8%	$167.53	$103.23
Dec 18, 2026	203	36.6%	27.3%	$172.33	$98.43
Jan 15, 2027	231	35.3%	28.1%	$173.40	$97.36
Mar 19, 2027	294	36.2%	32.5%	$179.36	$91.40

Frequently asked A expected move questions

What is the current A expected move?: As of May 29, 2026, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) has an expected move of 9.12% over the next 20 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $123.04 to $147.72 from the current $135.38. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
What does the A expected move mean for traders?: Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.
How is A expected move calculated?: The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.