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Catalyst calendar

Scheduled events that move prices — earnings, ex-dividend dates, FOMC, CPI — for the names you follow. The point is to see which ones land inside an expiration you are holding.

Everything on the calendar

next 45 days
Fri, Nov 6
tomorrow
  • EarningsAAPLAAPL quarterly earningsafter the close~10.9% typical moveest.Historically a ~10.9% one-day move. Short premium held through the print is exposed to the full gap.
  • Ex-dividendNVDANVDA ex-dividendbefore the open~0.9% typical moveest.Approximately 0.94% of price. In-the-money short calls carry early-assignment risk the day before.
  • Jobs reportNon-farm payrollsbefore the open~0.7% typical moveest.Monthly jobs report at 8:30am ET. Index-wide, and it lands on an expiration Friday.
Wed, Nov 11
in 6 days
  • CPICPI inflation reportbefore the open~0.9% typical moveest.Consumer Price Index at 8:30am ET. Moves the whole index at the open.
Thu, Nov 12
in 7 days
  • Ex-dividendXOMXOM ex-dividendbefore the open~1.0% typical moveest.Approximately 1.03% of price. In-the-money short calls carry early-assignment risk the day before.
Tue, Nov 17
in 12 days
  • Ex-dividendJPMJPM ex-dividendbefore the open~0.8% typical moveest.Approximately 0.76% of price. In-the-money short calls carry early-assignment risk the day before.
Fri, Nov 20
in 15 days
  • Monthly opexMonthly options expirationduring the sessionest.Standard monthly expiration. Heavy volume and strike pinning into the close.
Tue, Nov 24
in 19 days
  • Ex-dividendMSFTMSFT ex-dividendbefore the open~1.1% typical moveest.Approximately 1.05% of price. In-the-money short calls carry early-assignment risk the day before.
Mon, Nov 30
in 25 days
  • PCEPCE price indexbefore the open~0.6% typical moveest.The Fed's preferred inflation measure, 8:30am ET.
Fri, Dec 4
in 29 days
  • Jobs reportNon-farm payrollsbefore the open~0.7% typical moveest.Monthly jobs report at 8:30am ET. Index-wide, and it lands on an expiration Friday.
Wed, Dec 9
in 34 days
  • FOMCFOMC rate decisionduring the session~1.2% typical moveest.Rate decision at 2pm ET, press conference at 2:30pm. Index-wide repricing; rate-sensitive names move most.
  • CPICPI inflation reportbefore the open~0.9% typical moveest.Consumer Price Index at 8:30am ET. Moves the whole index at the open.
Fri, Dec 11
in 36 days
  • Ex-dividendDISDIS ex-dividendbefore the open~0.4% typical moveest.Approximately 0.45% of price. In-the-money short calls carry early-assignment risk the day before.
Thu, Dec 17
in 42 days
  • EarningsXOMXOM quarterly earningsafter the close~10.1% typical moveest.Historically a ~10.1% one-day move. Short premium held through the print is exposed to the full gap.
  • EarningsJPMJPM quarterly earningsbefore the open~9.2% typical moveest.Historically a ~9.2% one-day move. Short premium held through the print is exposed to the full gap.
Fri, Dec 18
in 43 days
  • Investor dayPLTRPLTR investor dayduring the session~8.7% typical moveest.Management guidance and long-term targets. Can reset the multiple.
  • Monthly opexMonthly options expirationduring the sessionest.Standard monthly expiration. Heavy volume and strike pinning into the close.
Sat, Dec 19
in 44 days
  • Ex-dividendKOKO ex-dividendbefore the open~0.8% typical moveest.Approximately 0.79% of price. In-the-money short calls carry early-assignment risk the day before.

Macro dates are derived from each release’s usual cadence rather than a licensed feed, and are marked “est.” Confirm anything you intend to trade around.