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Implied volatility is a critical concept in the world of options trading. It reflects the market's expectations of future price movements in a stock. When options have high levels of implied ...

From an investment perspective, volatility is typically discussed in two broad categories: historical volatility and implied ...

Investors in Akamai Technologies, Inc. AKAM need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market ...

The volatility term structure, which plots implied volatility against different expiration dates for options on the same underlying asset, can reveal when potential catalysts are anticipated by ...

The S&P 500 options market is currently reflecting heightened short-term anxiety, as seen through a rare condition known as backwardation in the implied volatility term structure. In this state, ...

If you ask most investors how risky corporate bonds are compared to government bonds, or to compare emerging market stocks vs. domestic stocks, you’ll find that most investors have a sense of the ...

IV spikes hint at traders to anticipate an IV crush With the new year approaching, many traders are reassessing their strategies and preparing for market conditions ahead. While implied volatility (IV ...

The S&P 500 options market is flashing signs of unusual short-term anxiety. Traders have bid up the prices of near-term options so much that the implied volatility for options expiring in the next ...

Looking at some of Schaeffer's commonly used options indicators At Schaeffer’s, we use a variety of indicators in our writing to describe stock and trader behavior. While some of these terms may seem ...

Crypto traders rely on technical indicators to navigate volatile markets, but using the wrong combination can lead to analysis paralysis and missed opportunities. Discover which indicators actually ...