What is the current D expected move?

As of Jun 30, 2026, Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) has an expected move of 5.99% over the next 17 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $64.56 to $72.78 from the current $68.67. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.

What does the D 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 D 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.

Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) 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.

Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Regulated Electric industry, with a market capitalization near $61.04B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 14,700 people, carrying a beta of 0.64 to the broader market. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Dominion Energy, Inc. Led by Robert Blue, public since 1980-03-17.

Snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Spot Price: $68.67
Expected Move: 6.0%
Implied High: $72.78
Implied Low: $64.56
Front DTE: 17 days

As of Jun 30, 2026, Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) has an expected move of 5.99%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $64.56 to $72.78 from the current $68.67. 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.

D Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move

With Dominion Energy, Inc. pricing an expected move of 5.99% from $68.67, 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 D 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 5.99%, anchoring an implied range of approximately $64.56 to $72.78. 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.

D 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. D term-structure is in contango (slope 0.012), so longer-dated tenors price in proportionally more vol than √time scaling alone would suggest - typically because long-dated cycles include uncertain macro states.

Sizing D 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. D put/call volume ratio currently at 0.18 indicates speculative call flow dominates - look for upside-skewed sentiment. 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 D derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $68.67 × (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
Jul 17, 2026	17	20.9%	4.5%	$71.77	$65.57
Aug 21, 2026	52	22.1%	8.3%	$74.40	$62.94
Sep 18, 2026	80	22.0%	10.3%	$75.74	$61.60
Oct 16, 2026	108	21.7%	11.8%	$76.78	$60.56
Dec 18, 2026	171	22.0%	15.1%	$79.01	$58.33
Jan 15, 2027	199	22.6%	16.7%	$80.13	$57.21
Mar 19, 2027	262	23.4%	19.8%	$82.28	$55.06
Jun 17, 2027	352	23.2%	22.8%	$84.32	$53.02
Jan 21, 2028	570	23.1%	28.9%	$88.49	$48.85

Frequently asked D expected move questions

What is the current D expected move?: As of Jun 30, 2026, Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) has an expected move of 5.99% over the next 17 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $64.56 to $72.78 from the current $68.67. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
What does the D 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 D 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.