What is the current U expected move?

As of Aug 14, 2026, Unity Software Inc. (U) has an expected move of 14.92% over the next 28 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $39.46 to $53.30 from the current $46.38. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.

What does the U 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 U 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.

Unity Software Inc. (U) 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.

Unity Software Inc. (U) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry, with a market capitalization near $19.44B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 4,412 people, carrying a beta of 2.02 to the broader market. Unity Software Inc. Led by Matthew Samuel Bromberg, public since 2020-09-18.

Snapshot as of Aug 14, 2026.

Spot Price: $46.38
Expected Move: 14.9%
Implied High: $53.30
Implied Low: $39.46
Front DTE: 28 days

As of Aug 14, 2026, Unity Software Inc. (U) has an expected move of 14.92%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $39.46 to $53.30 from the current $46.38. 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.

U Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move

With Unity Software Inc. pricing an expected move of 14.92% from $46.38, 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 U 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 14.92%, anchoring an implied range of approximately $39.46 to $53.30. 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.

U 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. U term-structure is in contango (slope 0.010), so longer-dated tenors price in proportionally more vol than √time scaling alone would suggest - typically because long-dated cycles include uncertain macro states. With IV rank at 0.0%, the implied move is at the low end of the typical U range - cheap optionality for buyers, thin premium for sellers.

Sizing U 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. U put/call volume ratio currently at 0.43 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 U derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $46.38 × (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	48.9%	6.8%	$49.52	$43.24
Aug 28, 2026	14	51.9%	10.2%	$51.09	$41.67
Sep 4, 2026	21	51.1%	12.3%	$52.06	$40.70
Sep 11, 2026	28	51.7%	14.3%	$53.02	$39.74
Sep 18, 2026	35	52.7%	16.3%	$53.95	$38.81
Sep 25, 2026	42	55.1%	18.7%	$55.05	$37.71
Oct 2, 2026	49	54.7%	20.0%	$55.68	$37.08
Nov 20, 2026	98	62.4%	32.3%	$61.38	$31.38
Jan 15, 2027	154	60.7%	39.4%	$64.67	$28.09
Feb 19, 2027	189	63.5%	45.7%	$67.57	$25.19
May 21, 2027	280	66.1%	57.9%	$73.23	$19.53
Dec 17, 2027	490	66.8%	77.4%	$82.28	$10.48
Jan 21, 2028	525	67.1%	80.5%	$83.70	$9.06
Dec 15, 2028	854	69.9%	106.9%	$95.97	$-3.21

Frequently asked U expected move questions

What is the current U expected move?: As of Aug 14, 2026, Unity Software Inc. (U) has an expected move of 14.92% over the next 28 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $39.46 to $53.30 from the current $46.38. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
What does the U 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 U 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.