Coherent Could Swing $10.3 Billion In Value After Earnings
Earnings season stays in focus from next week, with a -selected slate that leans heavily into AI infrastructure, optical hardware and space communications. For retail traders, the cleanest "expectations check" often shows up in the options market, where implied moves translate the tug-of-war between a beat, a miss and — more often — guidance, according to Pro. The marquee name on this list is Coherent, but the biggest implied swing is saved for the final section as the countdown runs from the tightest setup to the widest. 9. Rocket Lab Corp. | Mkt Cap: $45B | Implied Move: 12.67% Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ: RKLB ) reports second quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell. Wall Street is looking for a 7 cent per share loss on $231.79 million in revenue, compared with a 13 cent per share loss on $144.50 million a year ago. Pro data show options are pricing in a 12....
Earnings season stays in focus from next week, with a -selected slate that leans heavily into AI infrastructure, optical hardware and space communications.
For retail traders, the cleanest "expectations check" often shows up in the options market, where implied moves translate the tug-of-war between a beat, a miss and — more often — guidance, according to Pro.
The marquee name on this list is Coherent, but the biggest implied swing is saved for the final section as the countdown runs from the tightest setup to the widest.
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Rocket Lab Corp. | Mkt Cap: $45B | Implied Move: 12.67% Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ: RKLB ) reports second quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell.
Wall Street is looking for a 7 cent per share loss on $231.79 million in revenue, compared with a 13 cent per share loss on $144.50 million a year ago.
Pro data show options are pricing in a 12.67% move around the print.
With Rocket Lab valued at $45.4 billion, that’s about $5.76 billion of market value at stake as traders handicap how much progress the company is making as it scales.
Rocket Lab builds rockets and spacecraft and sells end-to-end mission services across civil, defense and commercial customers — a business where cadence, execution and contract momentum can matter as much as the quarter’s headline numbers.
The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, and the stock is trading well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in July, KGI Securities upgraded the stock to Outperform, while Piper Sandler initiated coverage with a Neutral rating.
Shares have traded largely flat in 2026, down 0.4% year-to-date and trading 0.8% above the 200-day moving average.
Even with that stability, the stock sits about 48% below the 52-week high of $151 heading into earnings.
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AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | Mkt Cap: $21B | Implied Move: 13.11% AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS ) reports second quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell.
Consensus calls for a 29 cent per share loss on $34.54 million in revenue, compared with a 41 cent per share loss on $1.16 million in the prior-year quarter.
Options traders are braced for volatility here: Pro shows an implied move of 13.11%, or roughly $2.69 billion of market value at stake given AST SpaceMobile’s $20.5 billion market cap.
That’s a meaningful swing for a company still in buildout mode, where updates on deployment and commercialization can drive the post-earnings reaction.
AST SpaceMobile is designing and manufacturing its BlueBird satellite constellation as it works toward a space-based cellular broadband network.
The stock carries a Hold consensus rating, and the share price sits below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in July, B.
Riley Securities upgraded the stock to Buy and Scotiabank upgraded it to Sector Perform.
The stock has pulled back in 2026, down 19.3% year-to-date, trading 16.3% below the 200-day moving average after the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day in July.
The shares sit about 49% below the 52-week high of $133.86.
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Super Micro Computer, Inc. | Mkt Cap: $19B | Implied Move: 13.29% Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI ) reports fourth quarter of 2026 results on Tuesday after the closing bell.
The Street is modeling 69 cents in earnings per share on $11.73 billion in revenue, up from 41 cents on $5.76 billion a year ago.
Pro data show the options market implying a 13.29% move.
With Super Micro Computer valued at $19.4 billion, that sets up about $2.58 billion of market cap in play as investors weigh demand signals tied to cloud and data-center buildouts.
Super Micro Computer sells high-performance server technology into cloud computing, data centers, high-performance computing and embedded markets — a mix that can turn quickly on customer spending and product cycles.
The stock carries a Hold consensus rating, and the 180-day average analyst price forecast is above where the stock trades; in July, Rosenblatt reiterated its Buy rating and raised its price forecast, while Mizuho reiterated Neutral and cut its price forecast.
The stock has pulled back in 2026, down 5.1% year-to-date and trading 7.0% below the 200-day moving average.
The shares sit about 49% below the 52-week high of $58.78.
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CoreWeave, Inc. | Mkt Cap: $47B | Implied Move: 13.62% CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV ) reports second quarter of 2026 results on Tuesday after the closing bell.
Analysts expect a $1.27 per share loss on $2.56 billion in revenue, compared with a 27 cent per share loss on $1.21 billion a year ago.
According to Pro, options are pricing in a 13.62% move, putting about $6.46 billion of market value at stake based on CoreWeave’s $47.5 billion market cap.
That’s a sizable implied reaction for a company sitting at the center of the GPU-and-AI infrastructure trade.