Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (IONS) Expected Move
IONS expected move through Oct 16, 2026 is 10.8%, with 25 days to expiration. The implied range is $39.65 to $49.23, based on the previous trading day's options prices.
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Tracking the IONS expected move helps you see how far Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. Ionis Pharmaceuticals 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 IONS 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 IONS, 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 IONS 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 Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc is unlikely to go.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops RNA-targeted therapeutics in the United States. The company offers SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in pediatric and adult patients; TEGSEDI, an injection for the treatment of polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults; and WAYLIVRA, a treatment for familial chylomicronemia syndrome and familial partial lipodystrophy. It also develops medicines for various indications that are in phase 3 study, including Eplontersen as a monthly self-administered subcutaneous injection to treat all types of TTR amyloidosis; Olezarsen for patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG); Donidalorsen for patients with hereditary angioedema; ION363 for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Pelacarsen for patients with established cardiovascular disease and elevated lipoprotein(a); and Tofersen to inhibit the production of superoxide dismutase 1.
In addition, the company develops medicines for metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, renal diseases, ophthalmic diseases, and cancer. It has a strategic collaboration with Biogen Inc.; and collaboration and license agreement with AstraZeneca, Bayer AG, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Novartis AG, Roche, Janssen Biotech, Inc., and Flamingo Therapeutics, Inc. Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Carlsbad, California.
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 IONS expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The Ionis Pharmaceuticals 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 IONS.
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| Expiration | DTE | Expected move (USD) | Expected move (%) | Upper price | Lower price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 25 | $4.79 | 10.8% | $49.23 | $39.65 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 60 | $8.74 | 19.7% | $53.18 | $35.70 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 88 | $10.23 | 23.0% | $54.67 | $34.21 |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 116 | $11.15 | 25.1% | $55.59 | $33.29 |
As of September 18, 2026
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