Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) 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.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $2.92B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 5,500 people, carrying a beta of 1.29 to the broader market. Harley-Davidson, Inc. Led by Arthur Francis Starrs, public since 1986-07-08.
Snapshot as of Aug 14, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $27.95
- Expected Move
- 11.7%
- Implied High
- $31.22
- Implied Low
- $24.68
- Front DTE
- 28 days
As of Aug 14, 2026, Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) has an expected move of 11.70%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $24.68 to $31.22 from the current $27.95. 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.
HOG Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With Harley-Davidson, Inc. pricing an expected move of 11.70% from $27.95, 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 HOG 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 11.70%, anchoring an implied range of approximately $24.68 to $31.22. 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.
HOG 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. HOG term-structure is in backwardation (slope -0.034), so near-dated tenors price in disproportionate vol - usually because of a known event in the front-month window. With IV rank at 26.5%, the implied move is at the low end of the typical HOG range - cheap optionality for buyers, thin premium for sellers.
Sizing HOG 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. HOG put/call volume ratio currently at 0.22 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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Per-expiration expected move for HOG derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $27.95 × (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | 7 | 34.7% | 4.8% | $29.29 | $26.61 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 14 | 36.3% | 7.1% | $29.94 | $25.96 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 21 | 37.7% | 9.0% | $30.48 | $25.42 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 28 | 41.9% | 11.6% | $31.19 | $24.71 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 35 | 38.5% | 11.9% | $31.28 | $24.62 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 42 | 38.0% | 12.9% | $31.55 | $24.35 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 49 | 38.0% | 13.9% | $31.84 | $24.06 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 98 | 43.0% | 22.3% | $34.18 | $21.72 |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 154 | 42.4% | 27.5% | $35.65 | $20.25 |
| Feb 19, 2027 | 189 | 43.8% | 31.5% | $36.76 | $19.14 |
| Jan 21, 2028 | 525 | 45.9% | 55.0% | $43.34 | $12.56 |
Frequently asked HOG expected move questions
- What is the current HOG expected move?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) has an expected move of 11.70% over the next 28 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $24.68 to $31.22 from the current $27.95. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the HOG 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 HOG 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.