Trade the IV build-up
See when implied volatility usually starts rising — and how today compares with history.
Pre-Earnings IV
From Volatility to Opportunity
Tools for options trading around earnings releases
We’ve turned messy earnings volatility into clear, research-backed setups — so you can trade with consistency, not luck.
10+
Years of earnings data
89,000+
Earnings events analysed
6,500+
Symbols covered
1,500+
Members
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EarningsLive
See the earnings edge in action.
Join Ryan Faloona, former Benzinga host, as he uses EarningsWatcher to break down upcoming earnings, explore options setups, and revisit how ideas played out.
Watch on YouTube
A six-week live series. Free to watch.
Former Benzinga show host
Ryan Faloona
When11:10 AM ET
ScheduleEvery trading day
Length20–30 min
The earnings cycle
Trade the entire earnings cycle
Most traders focus on the report itself. But the opportunity starts before earnings, extends beyond the release, and each stage has its own behavior you can measure and trade.
Before earnings
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Into earnings
Find mispriced moves
Compare what options are pricing with what the stock has actually moved historically.
Implied vs Realized
Around earnings
Find sympathy plays
See which related stocks consistently move when another company reports.
Cross-Stock Reactions
After earnings
Trade what happens next
Find stocks that historically continue, reverse, or drift after earnings.
Post-Earnings Drift
Where the edge comes from
Earnings Aren’t Random — Patterns You Can Measure
Earnings volatility strategies have existed for decades — used by serious and professional traders — but research used to be scattered, data-scarce, and model-stale. We made it simple, intuitive, and modern — so you can apply a repeatable statistical edge week after week.
Repeatability
Recurring events. Deep historical data.
Earnings repeat quarter after quarter across thousands of companies, creating years of comparable data on moves, volatility, pricing and reactions — enough to separate patterns from noise.
2022
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2023
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2024
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2025
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
↓ Across thousands of companies
Move
IV
Pricing
Reaction
Statistics
Think in distributions, not predictions
Average moves are only the start. Median, standard deviation, percentiles, tails and regime filters reveal how outcomes are distributed — and where the unusual ones sit.
Probabilities
Turn distributions into probabilities
Measure how past implied moves compared with what stocks actually did on earnings — then quantify how often outcomes stayed within, or broke beyond, what the market priced.
Testing
Put the hypothesis under pressure
Backtest structures across past earnings, compare outcomes across different move and volatility regimes, then stress-test the setup before building the trade.
10+ years of earnings data
Probability-based research
Historical backtesting
Defined-risk modeling
Built on decades of research
Earnings-announcement effects, event volatility and post-earnings behavior have been studied extensively in academic finance and professional options literature.
What You Can Do with EarningsWatcher
Explore the toolset in action — scan earnings, model trades, and see how each tool fits into your workflow.
Tools
Swipe to explore
Find opportunities
Research the event
Build & test the trade
Plan & review
Preview
What Our Users Say
Built for traders who care about process, data, and community.
“It opened up a whole side of options trading I probably wouldn’t have explored otherwise.”
4.8
/ 5
RA
Randall
United States
May 2026
★★★★★
Five Stars; No Hesitation
Earnings Watcher is the real deal. The platform delivers exactly what it promises — solid data, intuitive tools, and results.
Amin's responsiveness and commitment to the product set it apart from everything else out there. If you trade earnings options, this is a must-have. Period.
C
Cherry
United States
Oct 31, 2026
★★★★★
A MUST have! Saves time and is tons of fun.
I simply will not trade earnings without this platform, as it is a total game changer.
The value is outstanding, the interface is fun and simple to use, and the time-saving benefit is immense. If you are a mechanical trader who prefers high-probability options strategies based around implied volatility with a data-backed edge, it is a must-have.
The Rewind game, where you “play” previous earnings with different strategies, is addictive. The founder and staff provide outstanding customer service — the best I have ever experienced. Highly recommended!
My first week of trades easily paid for my lifetime membership, and that was even with some duds and missed opportunities included.
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Jon
Canada
Oct 21, 2026
★★★★★
A powerful tool for finding and analyzing earnings options trades
A lot of traders avoid earnings because of the risk, but I've found Earnings Watcher makes them a lot more approachable. Being able to quickly check historical moves and see what the market is pricing in makes it much easier to find interesting opportunities.
It's saved me a lot of research time and opened up a whole side of options trading I probably wouldn't have explored otherwise. Really useful tool if you trade options.
YG
YG
Canada
Jul 24, 2026
★★★★★
Awesome
I started as a monthly member to try and see, and honestly was pleasantly surprised how well everything is structured and handy! Plenty of training resources for all different levels of options trading knowledge.
I finally switched to a lifetime membership. Good work Amin and your team!
J
Jamie Warner
United States
Mar 16, 2026
★★★★★
Excellent Opportunity! Unparalleled Customer Support!
Amin and his team have developed an amazing tool for trading during earnings. Amin hosts daily live sessions for consumer engagement, and the platform is super easy to navigate.
You receive notifications from the team while using the platform, offering support and guidance. The customer service is top notch.
Amin values every customer and listens to suggestions and ideas. The platform is rapidly evolving for greater ease of application. Thank you, Amin and team!
BE
Ben
United Kingdom
Jan 23, 2026
★★★★★
Excellent website and Discord
Excellent website and Discord. They are really thorough in what they do and really understand what they are doing.
The value add is incredible, with serious data available for use, plus explanations and help if needed. Would highly recommend!
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Eric G
United States
Aug 20, 2025
★★★★★
Innovative Tools for Earnings
EarningsWatcher is one of the most powerful and useful options trading websites. I'm a full-time investor and am delighted to have found this site to help me trade earnings. Amin, the founder, is very present, helpful, and responsive — and actively online in Discord.
The very innovative IV rush tool has quickly become an important part of my options trading arsenal. My trades have paid for my subscription many times over.
The earnings calendar is a great way to see upcoming earnings, expected move, and prior earnings history. All of the tools are well thought out and easy to use.
The EarningsWatcher tab is always open on my computer and I consult it multiple times each trading day.
TC
Thomas Coppedge
United States
Aug 7, 2025
★★★★★
I've had a very positive experience…
I've had a very positive experience with Earnings Watcher. The trading tools have helped enhance and refine my strategies, and have introduced me to new opportunities as well.
The Discord community is friendly and knowledgeable, and the administration is always readily available for questions and tech help.
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Vernon S.
United States
Apr 5, 2025
★★★★★
Earnings Watcher's tools reduced my prep time from hours to minutes
I used to manually go through options charts and add up values to find decent entries. This platform makes it easier to group and monitor the options I'm watching, and lets me see how different strategies would have played out with simple graphs in real time. I literally save hours of work.
I've spent years refining my strategies, and this is the first tool I've found that actually fits how I trade — especially with IV rush.
I also really appreciate that Amin provides live help.
S
Schwfty
United States
Jan 24, 2025
★★★★★
Best Earnings Spotter
GREAT PRODUCT AND SERVICE!
This is what I was actually looking for in conjunction with other tools I use. Earnings can be quite a hard thing to play and win, and with multiple tickers on a daily basis for earnings it is hard to justify the big movers and the ones that will not move at all after the earnings report.
Keep in mind this service can be used with a lot of strategies other than just purchasing a contract the day before earnings and hope for the best.
With Amin and his team, they worked on something special that could one day be very demanding for many users to use. Can't wait for the many updates and implementations. Best of luck to the team — I can't wait to see what's next!
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Victor Seeger
United States
Jan 8, 2024
★★★★★
Earnings watcher has all the data
EarningsWatcher has all the data you need to take advantage of big moves in stock prices around earnings time.
In addition, they have great customer service and respond within minutes of contacting them. I couldn't recommend EarningsWatcher more.
Why earnings
You Don’t Need Another Signal. You Need An Edge You Can Actually Study.
Markets offer endless setups, indicators and reasons to trade. Earnings gives you something more structured: scheduled catalysts, years of comparable data, measurable outcomes and enough repetition to build a process around.
Scheduled
You know when the catalysts are coming. Research on your schedule instead of searching for trades all day.
Researchable
Years of comparable earnings data turn repeated events into distributions, probabilities and testable hypotheses — separating patterns from noise.
Selective
Choose the setups, strategies and risk that fit you. You don’t need to trade every event — only the ones that fit your process.
Study the data. Define the risk. Trade selectively.
New · AI connectors
The power of AI. The depth of EarningsWatcher.
Members can connect Earnings Watcher to their AI tools via MCP — pull live calendar, IV rush, scanner, moves, and more without leaving the chat.
ChatGPT
Claude
Cursor
Your platform data, in the AI chat you already use.
Sign in once with your Earnings Watcher account. No API keys. Same email and password as the app — then ask questions in plain English.
- IV rush radar, scanner shortlists, and historical earnings moves
- Simulator, backtests, watchlist, and paper-trading context
- Advanced, sophisticated research across your full Earnings Watcher data
- Works with ChatGPT (including Business), Claude, and Cursor
FAQ
Quick answers to the questions traders ask before they start.
Isn’t trading earnings basically gambling? +
Earnings can appear random when viewed in isolation.
In reality, earnings volatility strategies have been studied and used for decades by professional options traders. A substantial body of literature documents the dynamics of implied volatility around earnings and how those dynamics can be traded (examples here or here).
The issue was never that earnings lacked structure — it was that the research was complex, scattered, and difficult to apply consistently.
EarningsWatcher takes those established volatility concepts and turns them into a clear, repeatable workflow. That allows traders to structure defined-risk trades around probabilities, rather than treating each earnings event as a guess.
In reality, earnings volatility strategies have been studied and used for decades by professional options traders. A substantial body of literature documents the dynamics of implied volatility around earnings and how those dynamics can be traded (examples here or here).
The issue was never that earnings lacked structure — it was that the research was complex, scattered, and difficult to apply consistently.
EarningsWatcher takes those established volatility concepts and turns them into a clear, repeatable workflow. That allows traders to structure defined-risk trades around probabilities, rather than treating each earnings event as a guess.
Do I need to be an advanced options trader to use EarningsWatcher? +
No. If you already trade earnings, you’ll feel at home.
If you’re newer, we guide you with structured lessons, video training, weekly live sessions, and hands-on help in Discord — so you can learn while doing.
Do I need to connect my brokerage account? +
No broker connection is required. EarningsWatcher is a read-only research and education platform.
You analyze setups, simulate trades, and build earnings strategies — then place trades directly with your own broker.
We also include paper trading so you can practice with live options prices without risking real money.
What markets does EarningsWatcher cover? +
We focus exclusively on U.S. stocks and U.S. listed equity options around earnings announcements.
That focus is intentional — it’s where earnings data is deepest and options liquidity matters most.
Does it work for small accounts? +
Yes. Earnings can be traded in many ways, with different risk and capital requirements.
EarningsWatcher helps you calibrate structures, sizing, and timing so you can choose setups that fit your account — from defined-risk spreads to lower-cost volatility plays — instead of forcing oversized bets.
What’s included (community + support)? +
You get the platform tools + a private Discord community + live support and weekly events.
Can I cancel, upgrade, or downgrade my subscription at any time? +
Yes, you can manage your subscription in settings. Cancel, upgrade or downgrade anytime.
Have a question? Use the chat bubble at the bottom-right — we’re here to help.