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 ...

How to profit from an IV crush with options strategies Understanding IV (implied volatility) Crush is crucial for options traders because it is a key component of option pricing. In this article, we ...

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 ...

Investors in GoDaddy Inc. GDDY need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Jan. 16, 2026 $80 Call had some of the highest implied ...

The last significant increase in volatility occurred last spring, when Trump shocked the world with huge tariffs on U.S.

I maintain a hold rating on QYLD, noting that high implied volatility in QQQ boosts dividend yields through larger option premiums. QYLD has underperformed the S&P 500, returning 8.3% in the past ...

When stocks make big moves, volatility spikes. Understanding how to capitalize on volatility using options can give you a trading edge. Every time you take an options position, you are taking a ...

If you’re like most options traders, you already understand the implied volatility of an option is a measure of how much the markets expect the underlying to move over the life of the option. You also ...

Is the market recovery built on a good foundation, or are we looking at a house of cards? One clue lies in the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, more commonly known as the VIX. The VIX ...

Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $95,000 into the Feb. 23 weekly close as signs pointed to a major BTC buy-in by business intelligence firm Strategy. Despite the dust still settling on the event, Bitcoin managed to ...