Earnings season is about to get loud again. Next week brings a fresh batch of quarterly reports, and the options market is already doing what it does best: guessing, with money, how violently these stocks might move once the numbers hit the tape.
According to MarketDash Pro data, this particular watchlist leans heavily toward high-beta tech and space names, with Barrick Mining as the marquee. We are counting down from the calmest setup to the most volatile, saving the biggest expected swing for the end. Think of it as a volatility ladder, except the rungs are made of market cap.
9. Barrick Mining | Mkt Cap: $66B | Implied Move: 6.95%
Barrick Mining Corp. (NYSE: B) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Monday before the opening bell. Wall Street is looking for 85 cents in earnings per share on $5.30 billion in revenue, compared with 58 cents on $4.15 billion a year ago.
MarketDash Pro data show options are pricing in a 6.95% move around the report, the narrowest implied move on this list. Even so, with Barrick Mining valued at $66 billion, that's still $4.59 billion of market value at stake. A small percentage on a giant company is still a giant number.
Barrick Mining is one of the world's largest gold miners, with meaningful copper exposure alongside a long reserve life. The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, and the stock is trading well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in October, Freedom Broker downgraded the stock to Hold and cut its price target, while JP Morgan reiterated Overweight and raised its price target.
Shares have pulled back in 2026, down 8.5% year-to-date and trading 4.3% below the 200-day moving average after the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day in November. The stock sits about 27% below the 52-week high of $54.69.
8. The Trade Desk | Mkt Cap: $6B | Implied Move: 14.65%
The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell. Consensus estimates call for 25 cents in EPS on $650.29 million in revenue, versus 45 cents on $739.43 million in the prior-year quarter.
Options traders are bracing for a bigger reaction here: MarketDash Pro shows an implied move of 14.65%, with about $878 million of market value at stake given Trade Desk's $6 billion market cap.
Trade Desk sells a self-serve platform that helps advertisers and agencies buy digital ad inventory across channels including connected TV, video and mobile. The stock has a Hold consensus rating, and the share price sits below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; recent commentary has been mixed, with UBS reiterating Buy while cutting its price target, and Guggenheim reiterating Neutral while raising its price target.
The stock has pulled back sharply in 2026, down 66.0% year-to-date and trading 35.4% below the 200-day moving average. The shares sit about 74% below the 52-week high of $48.30.
7. Rocket Lab Corp. | Mkt Cap: $31B | Implied Move: 16.38%
Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ: RKLB) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell. The Street is modeling a 7 cent per share loss on $255.71 million in revenue, compared with a 3 cent per share loss on $155.05 million a year ago.
According to MarketDash Pro, options are implying a 16.38% move, putting roughly $5.04 billion of market value in play for Rocket Lab's $30.8 billion market cap.
Rocket Lab builds rockets and spacecraft and sells end-to-end mission services across civil, defense and commercial customers. It carries a Buy consensus rating, and the 180-day average analyst price forecast sits well above where the stock trades; in October, Keybanc reiterated Overweight and cut its price target, while TD Cowen reiterated Buy.
Rocket Lab shares have pulled back in 2026, down 39.5% year-to-date and trading 39.1% below the 200-day moving average after the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day in August. The stock sits about 68% below the 52-week high of $151.00.
6. Quantum Computing | Mkt Cap: $1.3B | Implied Move: 19.17%
Quantum Computing Inc. Common (NASDAQ: QUBT) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell. Analysts expect a 5 cent per share loss on $7.21 million in revenue, compared with 1 cent in EPS on $384,000 in the year-ago period.
MarketDash Pro data show the options market is pricing in a 19.17% move, with about $254 million of market value at stake based on Quantum Computing Inc. Common's $1.33 billion market cap.
Quantum Computing Inc. Common is developing photonics-based systems aimed at quantum computing and adjacent applications like remote sensing and cybersecurity. The stock has a Buy consensus rating, and shares trade well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; Rosenblatt reiterated Buy in October, and Ascendiant Capital reiterated Buy and raised its price target in August.
The stock has pulled back in 2026, down 48.9% year-to-date and trading 32.0% below the 200-day moving average. The shares sit about 59% below the 52-week high of $14.45.
5. Nebius Group N.V. | Mkt Cap: $32B | Implied Move: 20.45%
Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Thursday before the opening bell. Wall Street is forecasting a 69 cent per share loss on $906.01 million in revenue, versus a 40 cent per share loss on $146.10 million a year ago.
Options are signaling a wide earnings window: MarketDash Pro shows an implied move of 20.45%. With a $32.1 billion market cap, that translates to about $6.56 billion of market value at stake. That is the biggest dollar figure on this list, which is why the headline belongs to Nebius.
Nebius is a vertically integrated cloud provider focused on AI and high-performance computing, and it's also a carve-out tied to the former Yandex business following sanctions. The stock carries a Buy consensus rating and is trading well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in November, Citigroup reiterated Buy while cutting its price target, and Rosenblatt initiated coverage with a Buy rating in October.
Shares have rallied in 2026, up 33.8% year-to-date, but they still trade 27.9% below the 200-day moving average. The stock sits about 57% below the 52-week high of $299.86.
4. CoreWeave | Mkt Cap: $26B | Implied Move: 20.89%
CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWV) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Tuesday after the closing bell. Consensus calls for a $1.16 per share loss on $3.55 billion in revenue, compared with an 8 cent per share loss on $1.36 billion a year ago.
MarketDash Pro data show options are pricing in a 20.89% move, with roughly $5.36 billion of market value at stake given CoreWeave's $25.6 billion market cap.
CoreWeave provides cloud infrastructure optimized for AI workloads, offering Nvidia GPUs and related hardware to customers training and running models at scale. The stock has a Buy consensus rating, and the share price sits well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in November, Citigroup reiterated Buy and cut its price target, and UBS also reiterated Buy while cutting its price target in October.
CoreWeave shares have pulled back in 2026, down 45.0% year-to-date and trading 48.6% below the 200-day moving average after the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day in July. The stock sits about 66% below the 52-week high of $138.25.
3. AST SpaceMobile | Mkt Cap: $9.6B | Implied Move: 21.69%
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell. The Street expects a 40 cent per share loss on $46.64 million in revenue, compared with a 45 cent per share loss on $14.74 million in the year-ago quarter.
MarketDash Pro shows options implying a 21.69% move, putting about $2.07 billion of market value at stake for AST SpaceMobile's $9.56 billion market cap.
AST SpaceMobile is building a space-based cellular broadband network using a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites. The stock carries a Buy consensus rating, and the 180-day average analyst price forecast sits well above where the stock trades; in October, Scotiabank upgraded the stock to Sector Outperform and raised its price target, while Piper Sandler downgraded the stock to Neutral and cut its price target.
The stock has pulled back in 2026, down 63.8% year-to-date, trading 58.0% below the 200-day moving average after the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day in July. The shares sit about 76% below the 52-week high of $133.86.
2. Lucid Group, Inc. | Mkt Cap: $1.1B | Implied Move: 24.21%
Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell. Analysts are looking for a $2.28 per share loss on $407.31 million in revenue, compared with a $2.65 per share loss on $336.58 million a year ago.
MarketDash Pro data show the options market is implying a 24.21% move, with about $270 million of market value at stake given Lucid Group's $1.12 billion market cap.
Lucid Group develops electric-vehicle technology and sells vehicles through a direct-to-consumer model with its own retail and service footprint. The stock has a Hold consensus rating, and shares trade well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast; in October, Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital cut their price targets.
Lucid Group shares have pulled back in 2026, down 73.3% year-to-date and trading 54.6% below the 200-day moving average. The stock sits about 83% below the 52-week high of $18.10.
1. Rackspace Technology | Mkt Cap: $627M | Implied Move: 30.25%
Rackspace Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RXT) reports third quarter of 2026 results on Monday after the closing bell. Wall Street is modeling an 8 cent per share loss on $573.95 million in revenue, compared with a 5 cent per share loss on $671.20 million a year ago.
This is the most volatile setup on the list: MarketDash Pro shows options implying a 30.25% move, with about $190 million of market value at stake for Rackspace Technology's $627 million market cap.
Rackspace Technology runs hybrid and multi-cloud technology services, designing, building and operating customers' cloud environments across platforms. The stock carries a Hold consensus rating, and the stock is trading well below the 180-day average analyst price forecast, leaving this print and any forward commentary as the key near-term swing factor.
Into the report, the shares sit about 71% below the 52-week high of $8.60.
