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 ...

This week, several major companies will be reporting earnings. Among them are Tilray (TLRY), Applied Digital Corporation (APLD), Constellation ...

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 ...

Volatility influences options prices because dramatic price swings amplify gains and losses. While traders can’t look at a crystal ball to see how much volatility the market will endure, implied ...

When the stock market becomes a roller coaster, the gains and losses both get larger. Traders have the potential to make profits during volatility, but getting it wrong can result in losses. Some ...

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 ...

Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an abundance or lack of volatility, as well as the two primary types of volatility each options trader must ...

Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...