Earnings season keeps rolling, and Thursday's slate is shaping up to be a wild one. The options market has already placed its bets on how much these stocks might move after the numbers hit, and for retail investors trying to size up risk, that's a useful starting point.
This watchlist, curated by MarketDash, spans energy, aerospace, and high-flying software names. The marquee name here is ConocoPhillips, but the biggest expected move is saved for last, as we count down from the least volatile setup to the most.
4. ConocoPhillips | Mkt Cap: $142B | Implied Move: 3.47%
ConocoPhillips (COP) reports second quarter of 2026 results before the opening bell. Wall Street is looking for $2.88 in earnings per share on $18.78 billion in revenue, compared with $1.42 per share on $14.74 billion a year ago.
MarketDash data show options are pricing in a 3.47% move, the smallest implied swing in this four-stock lineup. But with ConocoPhillips at a $142 billion market cap, that still leaves $4.94 billion of market value at stake.
ConocoPhillips is a U.S.-based independent exploration and production firm with operations concentrated in Alaska and the Lower 48, alongside international footprints across Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, and the stock is trading below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in July, Susquehanna reiterated its Positive rating and raised its price forecast, while UBS and Truist Securities reiterated their ratings and cut their price forecasts, per MarketDash.
Shares have rallied in 2026, up 22.0% year-to-date and trading 8.3% above the 200-day moving average. The stock sits about 37% above the 52-week low of $85.57 heading into the print.
3. Howmet Aerospace Inc. | Mkt Cap: $116B | Implied Move: 6.74%
Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM) reports second quarter of 2026 results before the opening bell. Consensus estimates call for $1.24 in earnings per share on $2.43 billion in revenue, up from 91 cents on $2.05 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Options traders are bracing for a bigger reaction here: MarketDash shows an implied move of 6.74%. With Howmet Aerospace valued at $116 billion, that translates to $7.79 billion of market value at stake around the report.
Howmet Aerospace sells engineered solutions into aerospace and transportation markets, putting demand signals from aircraft build rates and broader industrial activity in focus when results hit. The stock carries a Buy consensus rating and the share price sits below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in July, RBC Capital, TD Cowen, and Jefferies raised their price forecasts, according to MarketDash.
The stock has pushed higher in 2026, up 36.1% year-to-date and trading 21.8% above the 200-day moving average. Howmet Aerospace is also within 2.1% of the 52-week high of $295.28.
2. Cloudflare | Mkt Cap: $108B | Implied Move: 11.78%
Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) reports second quarter of 2026 results after the closing bell. The Street is modeling 21 cents in earnings per share on $666.17 million in revenue, versus 21 cents on $512.32 million a year ago.
MarketDash data show the options market is implying an 11.78% move, putting $12.7 billion of market value at stake for the $108 billion software name.
Cloudflare, Inc. Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share runs a distributed, serverless content delivery network that it uses to sell security and web performance products. That's a setup where investors often key in on growth and any commentary around demand trends. The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, but the 180-day average analyst price forecast is below where the stock trades; in July, Oppenheimer, Truist Securities, and Citizens raised their price forecasts, per MarketDash.
Shares have rallied in 2026, up 53.7% year-to-date, trading 41.6% above the 200-day moving average since the 50-day moving average crossed above the 200-day in May. The stock is within 0.3% of the 52-week high of $303.76.
1. Datadog, Inc. | Mkt Cap: $104B | Implied Move: 13.31%
Datadog, Inc. (DDOG) reports second quarter of 2026 results before the opening bell. Analysts expect 49 cents in earnings per share on $1.08 billion in revenue, compared with 46 cents on $826.76 million in the prior-year quarter.
Into the print, MarketDash shows options are pricing in a 13.31% move — the widest implied swing on this MarketDash-selected list — with $13.9 billion of market value at stake given Datadog's $104 billion market cap.
Datadog sells a cloud-native monitoring and analytics platform that helps customers track performance across IT infrastructure, from servers to applications. The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, though shares trade above the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in August, Canaccord Genuity, Rosenblatt, and Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price forecasts, according to MarketDash.
The run into earnings has been powerful: Datadog is up 115.4% year-to-date and trading 73.6% above the 200-day moving average since the 50-day moving average crossed above the 200-day in May. The stock is within 0.9% of the 52-week high of $289.90.
