Reading the market regime before prices move
Reading the market regime before prices move
Every number here is computed from the traded ITW options chain. The call wall is where dealer hedging accumulates above spot and caps upside, the put wall is its mirror below, and the gamma flip is the level where hedging stops damping moves and starts amplifying them.
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Earnings Oct 27, 2026 before the open · the market prices a ±4.96% move ($263.07 to $290.53) · its median actual move over the last 16 reports was ±2.71%.
Last completed session, from the Finviro engine close archive · today's session levels refresh every five minutes inside the platform.
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1973, with a market value of about $76.86B. It is led by Christopher A. O'Herlihy and has about 43,000 employees.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a global enterprise specializing in the production and distribution of a wide array of industrial goods and specialized equipment. The company operates through seven distinct divisions: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products. The Automotive OEM division supplies plastic and metal…
Its beta is 0.98: the stock moves close to the broad market.
On the price was $276.80, above its 50-day simple average (DMA-50 at $273.12) by 1.3%, and above its 200-day average (DMA-200 at $269.69) by 2.6%. Price is above both averages: the medium- and long-term trend is up.
Revenue was $16.04B in fiscal year 2025, against $14.46B in 2021, a change of +11% over 4 years.
Out of every $100 of revenue, about $19 is left as net income after all costs and taxes, so the net margin is 19%.
The operating margin is 26%: what is left of revenue after operating costs, before interest and taxes.
Earnings per share were $10.52 in 2025, against $8.55 in 2021.
Free cash flow was $2.71B: the cash left after spending on operations and investment, which funds dividends and buybacks.
These numbers describe the company's size and profitability and change slowly, while gamma levels describe how the stock moves within the session.
