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 ...

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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- The forecasts for a drop in stock-market volatility after the US presidential vote have come about even faster than expected, with options traders now positioning for an extended rally.

Stocks got a major boost Friday afternoon as implied volatility dropped sharply in the final hours of the day, aided by a large end-of-month $4+ billion buy imbalance for the closing cross. Imbalance ...

This week, several major companies will be reporting earnings. Among them are Nvidia (NVDA), Walmart (WMT), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Baidu ...

A popular trade that triggered a historic market meltdown back in 2018 made a comeback last year, as one barometer of its performance logged its best year in six. But as with any successful trade on ...

Weekly options are a popular form of options trading that has taken the stock market by storm in recent years. Traditional stock trading is not as popular as it once was due to the introduction of ...

This week, several major companies will be reporting earnings. Among them are FedEx (FDX), General Mills (GIS), Lennar (LEN), Darden Restaurants (DRI) and Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT). Ahead of ...

Paul Kiker (Kiker Wealth Management) and I kicked off this Finance U podcast by discussing the record-breaking smash of market volatility, which happened despite plenty of reasons to be uncertain ...

Powell's recent press conference did not indicate a dovish stance on rate cuts in 2024. The stock market rally during Powell's press conference was due to the 2:35 PM ET VIX melt that occurs at nearly ...