United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) 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.
United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Leisure industry, with a market capitalization near $1.69B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 3,300 people, carrying a beta of 1.14 to the broader market. United Parks & Resorts Inc. Led by Marc G. Swanson, public since 2013-04-19.
Snapshot as of May 14, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $36.22
- Expected Move
- 14.7%
- Implied High
- $41.55
- Implied Low
- $30.89
- Front DTE
- 35 days
As of May 14, 2026, United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) has an expected move of 14.71%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $30.89 to $41.55 from the current $36.22. 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.
PRKS Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With United Parks & Resorts Inc. pricing an expected move of 14.71% from $36.22, 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.
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Per-expiration expected move for PRKS derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $36.22 × (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 1 | 145.3% | 7.6% | $38.97 | $33.47 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 35 | 51.3% | 15.9% | $41.97 | $30.47 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 64 | 49.9% | 20.9% | $43.79 | $28.65 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 127 | 42.5% | 25.1% | $45.30 | $27.14 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 218 | 51.5% | 39.8% | $50.64 | $21.80 |
Frequently asked PRKS expected move questions
- What is the current PRKS expected move?
- As of May 14, 2026, United Parks & Resorts Inc. (PRKS) has an expected move of 14.71% over the next 35 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $30.89 to $41.55 from the current $36.22. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the PRKS 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 PRKS 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.