Investors in Green Dot Corporation GDOT need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately.

Option buyers should be wary when implied volatility appears to be running much higher than historical Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an ...

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 ...

Market participants' expectations, as reflected in implied volatility, maybe a more accurate reflection of future price movements than past price movements. When it comes to short-term moves, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Implied volatility skew between SPY calls and puts is a better gauge of market sentiment than the VIX. OTM SPY puts are pretty cheap right now, as indicated by the IV skew. The yield curve is starting ...

Stochastic volatility is the unpredictable nature of asset price volatility over time. It's a flexible alternative to the Black Scholes' constant volatility assumption.