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Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction

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Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction Benzinga

Directly affected

  • BAC Bank Of America

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ALLY ALLY FINANCIAL INC

    GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BMO BANK MONTREAL MEDIUM

    GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • CM CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF CO

    GA selected CM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • CRBG COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL INC

    GA selected CRBG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • EFC ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC

    GA selected EFC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BAC-0.48%-1.44%—+0.48%-0.66%-5.34%-4.84%
ALLY+0.11%-0.59%—+0.85%+0.03%-2.26%+0.37%
BMO+1.14%-0.52%—+0.79%+1.65%+0.63%+2.13%
CM+1.04%-0.78%—+0.73%+2.12%+1.15%+2.82%
CRBG+2.20%+0.91%—+1.44%+0.91%-0.41%+1.00%
EFC———————

Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction Benzinga

Source: Benzinga

Bank Of America (BAC) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction,” Bank Of America (BAC) is -7.66%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a -6.19% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ally Financial (ALLY)that day+0.85%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)the next day+0.03%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)two days later-2.26%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days later+0.37%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days earlier-0.59%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)five days earlier+0.11%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)that day+0.48%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)the next day-0.66%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)two days later-5.34%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)three days later-4.84%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier-1.44%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier-0.48%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)that day+0.79%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)the next day+1.65%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)two days later+0.63%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)three days later+2.13%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)three days earlier-0.52%final price
Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO)five days earlier+1.14%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)that day+0.73%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)the next day+2.12%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)two days later+1.15%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)three days later+2.82%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)three days earlier-0.78%final price
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM)five days earlier+1.04%final price
Corebridge Financial (CRBG)that day+1.44%final price
Corebridge Financial (CRBG)the next day+0.91%final price
Corebridge Financial (CRBG)two days later-0.41%final price
Corebridge Financial (CRBG)three days later+1.00%final price
Corebridge Financial (CRBG)three days earlier+0.91%final price
Corebridge Financial (CRBG)five days earlier+2.20%final price
BAC
SPY

Who reported a Bank Of America (BAC) trade near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Bank Of America (BAC)

Companies carried with this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    In “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: america, bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ALLY Ally Financial

    In “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction,” Ally Financial (ALLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/

    In “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction,” Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CM Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/

    For “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction,” Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CRBG Corebridge Financial

    In “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction,” Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CRBG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • EFC Ellington Financial

    Ellington Financial (EFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Oct 2026 story “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction.” Reason on file: GA selected EFC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Bank Of America (BAC)

The 11 Oct 2026 story “Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction” names Bank Of America (BAC) because of this story.

The link for Bank Of America (BAC) is this: GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: america, bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ally Financial (ALLY) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Bank Of America (BAC)

ALLY traded between 36.18 and 40.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.53. BAC traded between 49.26 and 58.11 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 50.39. BMO traded between 159.57 and 177.46 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.07.

How strong the case is around Bank Of America (BAC)

46 out of 100

“Bank of America Earnings Preview: Options Market Signals a Muted Reaction” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.