First, the Expected Move. The Expected Move is the amount that options traders believe a stock price will move up or down. It can serve as a quick way to see where real-money option traders are ...

As new traders flood the market, a return to the basics may help novices understand the fundamentals of options trading. Volatility, for example, refers to the propensity of a security's price to move ...

In Know Your Options, I tend to mention Implied Volatility quite often. I’m sure most readers already understand the general idea that options with high IVs are expensive and options with low IVs are ...

Learn how it impacts trade execution, examples in different markets, and tips to limit its effects. Ideal for investors ...

The VIX index isn't the only forward implied volatility index. There are other indexes of different time frames ranging from 9 days to 1 year. They are called VIX9D, VIX3M, VIX6M, VIX1Y. Because of ...

There’s plenty for investors to worry about when their financial livelihood is on the line. When planning for major financial decisions such as retirement, individuals often focus on the severity of a ...

Discover how the Cboe SKEW Index assesses market volatility and perceived tail-risk in the S&P 500, despite its limitations ...

With the S&P 500 hovering 9% below its early January high, financial advisors are reviewing client portfolios to be sure allocations remain within corridors determined by financial plans. The Russian ...

A volatility crush is the term used to describe the result of implied volatility exploding once the market opens higher or lower than where it closed the previous day. For new investors, implied ...

The stock market was "volatile" in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was "volatile" again, to a lesser degree, ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Maybe you've heard about the ...