Implied volatility (IV) is a key metric used by traders to determine options pricing and market forecasts. Gain insight into ...

Learn how Donchian Channels identify market trends and volatility, using high/low bands over periods to guide trading ...

Volatility is the bane of many investors. Bumpy moves in your portfolio in response to market fluctuations can cause you to make emotionally driven mistakes in your investing, and that can cause you ...

Without price volatility, there is no market -- i.e., prices are static. Volatility is a key characteristic of asset markets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc), and even more so of derivatives markets ...

Investing in stocks involves inherent risk. As a stock owner, you are part owner in the company. As such, you participate in the positive growth of the company as well as the declines the stock ...

Volatility is a term used to refer to the variation in a trading price over time. The broader the scope of the price variation, the higher the volatility is considered to be. For example, a security ...

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 ...

The ability to compute exotic greeks is important in explaining profit and loss statements, but what is the best way to calculate them effectively? In a virtual talk for the Bloomberg Quant (BBQ) ...

The volatility index (VIX) is often called the fear gauge, but that label sells it short for the people who actually use it. For RIAs and advisors, the VIX is a daily reference point for pricing ...

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, ...