Volatility refers to the degree of variation in the price or value of an asset, security, or market over a specific period, typically measured by the standard deviation or variance of returns. It ...

Market timing is generally known as the act of attempting to predict the future direction of the market. Attempts at market timing reflect the general desire to improve portfolio performance over a ...

The punishment and health tribulations Pittsburgh Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall has endured is the latest example of how volatile the running back position is becoming. After battling his way back ...

The VIX index isn't the only forward implied volatility index. There are other indexes of different time frames ranging from 9 days to 1 year. They are called VIX9D, VIX3M, VIX6M, VIX1Y. Because of ...

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 ...

In this article I will walk you through the commonly used but wrong way to think about volatility decay. We'll then walk through an example of volatility decay with realistic numbers. Afterwards, ...

A volatility crush is the term used to describe the result of implied volatility exploding once the market opens higher or lower than where it closed the previous day. For new investors, implied ...

Learn about the put calendar strategy, where traders sell a short-term put option and buy a longer-dated one, optimizing profit through time decay and volatility.

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA ...