Delta Air Lines Inc

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Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) Expected Move

DAL expected move through Sep 18, 2026 is 2.8%, with 1 days to expiration. The implied range is $77.08 to $81.50, based on the previous trading day's options prices.

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Tracking the DAL expected move helps you see how far Delta Air Lines Inc's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. Delta Air Lines Inc's expected move is derived directly from option premiums and gives you an objective range to plan trades, set strikes, and manage risk. Use our scanner to monitor the DAL expected move for this week's options, in real time.

The expected move is typically calculated from at-the-money straddle prices (or a blend of straddles and strangles) and represents roughly a one-standard-deviation range over the chosen timeframe. For DAL, comparing the implied expected move to actual realized moves over similar windows tells you whether the options market has historically overestimated or underestimated volatility. The DAL expected move for this week's options pricing is especially useful for short-dated traders, earnings players, and anyone selling premium who needs to know where the market thinks Delta Air Lines Inc is unlikely to go.

Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, and Seoul-Incheon. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app, reservations, online travel agencies, traditional brick and mortar, and other agencies.

It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers, as well as aircraft charters, and management and programs. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,200 aircrafts. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Iron condors, weekly premium sales, directional swing trades — they all live or die by where the market thinks the stock won't go. Our scanner tracks the DAL expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The Delta Air Lines Inc expected move for this week's options is the fastest read on short-term risk, which gives you a quick way to interpret what the options market thinks about DAL.

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ExpirationDTEExpected move (USD)Expected move (%)Upper priceLower price
Sep 18, 20261$2.212.8%$81.50$77.08
Sep 25, 20268$4.215.4%$83.50$75.08
Oct 2, 202615$5.617.2%$84.90$73.69
Oct 9, 202622$7.049.0%$86.33$72.26

As of September 16, 2026

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