MSFT Options Are Pricing a $21 Move Into August 7 — But the $470 Call Wall Says the Melt-Up Has a Ceiling

Microsoft — ticker MSFT — here's the read as of August 1, 2026. The stock closed at $463.85. Options traders are pricing a range of roughly $443 to $485 between now and the next Friday expiration — that's about a $21 swing in either direction. The lean right now is slightly bearish. And here's the one number that flips the whole story: if MSFT closes above $470, this bearish read is simply…

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