Tracking the SCM expected move helps you see how far Stellus Capital Investment Corp's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. Stellus Capital Investment Corp'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 SCM 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 SCM, 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 SCM 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 Stellus Capital Investment Corp is unlikely to go.
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.
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 SCM expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The Stellus Capital Investment Corp 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 SCM.
