For options traders, volatility often matters just as much as price direction. The problem? Tracking metrics like IV Rank, IV ...

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Volatility is often called the fear gauge of the options market. When fear rises, volatility spikes — option premiums get expensive, risks increase, and opportunities can shift in an instant. When ...

Elevated P/E ratios and low volatility signal investor complacency. Click here for more information on Market Outlook.

One of the major factors that influences the price of an option is implied volatility (IV). In simplest terms, implied volatility is the anticipated movement of an underlying equity over a certain ...

As an options trader, I am always on the lookout for potential earnings plays. One stock that caught my attention is CrowdStrike, due to a significant difference in implied volatility of options for ...

Equity volatility has fallen significantly over the past year, with the VIX index declining from an average of 26 in 2022 to just 17 in 2023. The diversity in underlying, tenor, and strike selection ...

As if investors didn’t already have enough to worry about, Friday’s expiry of quarterly options may provoke more volatility, potentially condemning the S&P 500 index to a fourth straight weekly loss.

Directional traders betting on bullish or bearish price trends once dominated the crypto market. Since last year, another type, known as volatility traders, has emerged. These traders bet on a rise or ...

Nvidia is hitting all-time highs and has become the most valued company in history - surpassing $4 trillion in market capitalization. What is the options market is saying about this? Options put-call ...

Analysts are getting a better handle on Nvidia earnings, and the post-earnings moves have been quite subdued. Tech giant and stock-market darling Nvidia (NVDA) is due to report earnings on Nov. 20 ...