National Cinemedia Inc
National Cinemedia Inc (NCMI) Expected Move
NCMI expected move through Oct 16, 2026 is 102.9%, with 16 days to expiration. The implied range is -$0.02 to $4.54, based on the previous trading day's options prices.
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Tracking the NCMI expected move helps you see how far National Cinemedia Inc's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. National Cinemedia 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 NCMI 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 NCMI, 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 NCMI 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 National Cinemedia Inc is unlikely to go.
National CineMedia, Inc., through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. It engages in the sale of advertising to national, regional, and local businesses in Noovie, a cinema advertising and entertainment pre-show seen on movie screens; and sells advertising on its Lobby Entertainment Network, a series of strategically-placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theatre lobbies. The company is also engaged in the sale of online and mobile advertising through its Noovie Audience Accelerator product, as well as a suite of Noovie digital properties, such as Noovie Shuffle, Noovie Trivia, Name That Movie, and Noovie Arcade to reach entertainment audiences beyond the theater.
It offers its services to third-party theater circuits under long-term network affiliate agreements. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.
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 NCMI expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The National Cinemedia 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 NCMI.
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| Expiration | DTE | Expected move (USD) | Expected move (%) | Upper price | Lower price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 16 | $2.28 | 102.9% | $4.54 | -$0.02 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 51 | $2.24 | 101.2% | $4.50 | $0.02 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 79 | $2.04 | 92.2% | $4.30 | $0.22 |
| Mar 19, 2027 | 170 | $1.89 | 85.4% | $4.15 | $0.37 |
As of September 28, 2026
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