TransUnion (TRU) 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.
TransUnion (TRU) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Business Services industry, with a market capitalization near $13.56B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 13,440 people, carrying a beta of 1.55 to the broader market. TransUnion operates as a global consumer credit reporting agency that provides risk and information solutions. Led by Christopher A. Cartwright, public since 2015-06-25.
Snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $71.91
- Expected Move
- 11.9%
- Implied High
- $80.49
- Implied Low
- $63.33
- Front DTE
- 17 days
As of Jun 30, 2026, TransUnion (TRU) has an expected move of 11.93%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $63.33 to $80.49 from the current $71.91. 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.
TRU Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With TransUnion pricing an expected move of 11.93% from $71.91, 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 TRU 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 11.93%, anchoring an implied range of approximately $63.33 to $80.49. 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.
TRU 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. TRU term-structure is in contango (slope 0.044), 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 TRU 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. TRU put/call volume ratio currently at 3.00 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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Per-expiration expected move for TRU derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $71.91 × (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 | 41.6% | 9.0% | $78.37 | $65.45 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 52 | 46.0% | 17.4% | $84.40 | $59.42 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 80 | 45.0% | 21.1% | $87.06 | $56.76 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 171 | 44.4% | 30.4% | $93.76 | $50.06 |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 199 | 43.6% | 32.2% | $95.06 | $48.76 |
| Jan 21, 2028 | 570 | 45.0% | 56.2% | $112.35 | $31.47 |
Frequently asked TRU expected move questions
- What is the current TRU expected move?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, TransUnion (TRU) has an expected move of 11.93% over the next 17 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $63.33 to $80.49 from the current $71.91. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the TRU 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 TRU 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.