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ADBE Stock Before Earnings: Options, IV & the Setup

What happens to ADBE stock before earnings? Two things are measurable: Adobe's next earnings date is not confirmed yet; its 10-year average earnings move is about ±7.4%. That build-up in implied volatility is the IV rush — the pre-earnings pattern this page is about — and it collapses the moment the numbers are out (the IV crush), which is why buying calls or puts the night before is usually a bet against the odds unless the move beats what was priced. Below: what the IV rush is, how ADBE's looks, and what holding through it has cost.

EarningsWatcher Research · Updated August 18, 2026 · Educational information, not investment advice
Avg move (10Y)
±7.4%
peak earnings-day move

ADBE live implied move & 10Y history → · ADBE stock after earnings → · Who is on the IV Rush Radar this week → · How the IV rush trade works →

What holding ADBE options through the print actually cost

The clearest way to see IV crush: an at-the-money straddle bought one minute before the last close before Adobe's report, marked at 10:00 the next morning. Both legs together — so this is the premium lost even after the stock moved:

ReportATM straddle, last close → 10am next day
Mar 12, 2025+14%
Dec 11, 2024+65%
Sep 12, 2024-92%
Dec 13, 2023+12%
Sep 14, 2023-16%
Jun 15, 2023-70%
Mar 15, 2023-64%
Dec 15, 2022-34%
Sep 15, 2022+211%
Jun 16, 2022-65%
Mar 22, 2022+39%
Dec 16, 2021+7%
Sep 21, 2021-60%
Jun 17, 2021-77%
Mar 23, 2021-43%
Dec 10, 2020-55%
Sep 15, 2020-25%
Jun 11, 2020-61%
Mar 12, 2020+13%
Dec 12, 2019+54%

Out-of-the-money strangles lost more. Members see every strike and the same figures for the reports the radar tracks.

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Frequently asked questions

Should I buy ADBE before earnings?

That is a decision only you can make, and this page does not give advice. What the data says: options price a move of about ±7.4% on average, so a long call or put needs Adobe to move more than that in the right direction to profit after IV crush.

Does ADBE implied volatility go up before earnings?

Typically yes: implied volatility in the nearest expiration builds as the report approaches because the event's expected move is priced into that expiration, then collapses once results are out.

When does ADBE IV peak before earnings?

At the last close before the report — the final session before the print carries the biggest step for most names, which is why an IV-rush trade is exited before that close and never held through the announcement.

What is ADBE's implied move for the next earnings?

The next Adobe report is not confirmed yet. Its 10-year average earnings move is about ±7.4%; the live implied move appears on the ADBE implied-move page as soon as the date is set.

See ADBE's live IV curve before the next report

IV Rush Radar with real-time vs typical IV and the three snapshot signals, the backtester's real per-quarter prices, DriftLab for the days after, and a simulator to rehearse the position first.

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