First, the Expected Move. The Expected Move is the amount that options traders believe a stock price will move up or down. It can serve as a quick way to see where real-money option traders are ...

Jeff Kohler has 20+ years of experience as a trader/analyst. He currently runs TradingAddicts.com, providing market insight and analysis to investors. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial ...

There’s plenty for investors to worry about when their financial livelihood is on the line. When planning for major financial decisions such as retirement, individuals often focus on the severity of a ...

Realized Volatility is a key financial metric that measures the historical price fluctuations of an asset, typically a stock, currency, or commodity, over a specific period. Unlike implied volatility, ...

David Harper is the CEO and founder of Bionic Turtle. He is also a published author with a popular YouTube channel on expert finance topics. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an ...

Among the most challenging aspects of the options market is that the ecosystem is structured as a multiverse. Rather than being viewed as an abstract battle of wits between bulls and bears, it’s ...

When the market is performing well and volatility is low, it’s easy to be lulled into a false sense of security. As a result, investors tend to put more risk on the table. But as Nassim Taleb, author ...

iPath® Series B S&P 500® VIX Short-Term Futures™ ETN from Barclays is up 26% since mid-February but is not a buy-and-hold; it's for hedging and speculation. VXX's gains are driven by front-month VIX ...

Bitcoin investors are always waiting for and excited by volatility but seldom enjoy it when a price pump is followed by a sharp correction that triggers forced liquidations in futures contracts and ...