What is the current LZB expected move?

As of Oct 13, 2026, La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) has an expected move of 23.28% over the next 38 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $22.88 to $36.76 from the current $29.82. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.

What does the LZB 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 LZB 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.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) 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.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry, with a market capitalization near $1.20B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 10,200 people, carrying a beta of 1.25 to the broader market. La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a company founded in Monroe, Michigan, in 1927, is a leading entity in the furniture sector. Led by Melinda D. Whittington, public since 1973-02-21.

Snapshot as of Oct 13, 2026.

Spot Price: $29.82
Expected Move: 23.3%
Implied High: $36.76
Implied Low: $22.88
Front DTE: 38 days

As of Oct 13, 2026, La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) has an expected move of 23.28%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $22.88 to $36.76 from the current $29.82. 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.

LZB Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move

With La-Z-Boy Incorporated pricing an expected move of 23.28% from $29.82, 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 LZB implied-range chart

The shaded range below 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 23.28%, anchoring an implied range of approximately $22.88 to $36.76. 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.

LZB 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. LZB term-structure is in backwardation (slope -0.009), so near-dated tenors price in disproportionate vol - usually because of a known event in the front-month window. With IV rank at 15.2%, the implied move is at the low end of the typical LZB range - cheap optionality for buyers, thin premium for sellers.

Sizing LZB 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. LZB put/call volume ratio currently at 1.50 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 LZB derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $29.82 × (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
Oct 16, 2026	3	37.5%	3.4%	$30.83	$28.81
Nov 20, 2026	38	42.9%	13.8%	$33.95	$25.69
Jan 15, 2027	94	42.0%	21.3%	$36.18	$23.46
Apr 16, 2027	185	42.8%	30.5%	$38.91	$20.73

Frequently asked LZB expected move questions

What is the current LZB expected move?: As of Oct 13, 2026, La-Z-Boy Incorporated (LZB) has an expected move of 23.28% over the next 38 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $22.88 to $36.76 from the current $29.82. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
What does the LZB 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 LZB 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.