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Ex-Earnings HV

HV with earnings day moves stripped out

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What is Ex-Earnings HV?

Ex-Earnings HV Historical volatility calculated after removing earnings announcement day moves from the dataset. Shows the stock's underlying volatility regime without event distortion. The gap between regular HV and ex-earnings HV reveals how much earnings events contribute to overall realized vol.

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Historical volatility calculated after removing earnings announcement day moves from the dataset. Shows the stock's underlying volatility regime without event distortion. The gap between regular HV and ex-earnings HV reveals how much earnings events contribute to overall realized vol.

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AMZN's 20-day HV is 35% but ex-earnings HV is only 22%. The 13-point gap shows earnings moves are a huge vol driver — important for pricing straddles around earnings.

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