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Options markets are pricing in a larger post-earnings move for Alphabet than its historical average, suggesting elevated volatility expectations

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"Currently, options traders are pricing in a 9.17% move in either direction, well above the stock's average post-earnings move of 3.24% over the past four quarters"

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