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$Costco(COST)$ $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ $Target(TGT)$ 🛒📦💵 $COST heads into earnings with options pricing a major move while history suggests traders may be overpaying for volatility 💵📦🛒 I’m watching Costco closely into tomorrow’s earnings because the setup is becoming genuinely fascinating. The options market is pricing a ±4.4% move post-results, one of the larger implied swings COST has carried recently and more than 2x its average earnings reaction over the past two years. That creates a notable disconnect. Volatility premiums are elevated. Positioning has turned cautious. Yet Costco’s realised earnings volatility has consistently come in below what
