VRP measures the gap between what the options market expects volatility to be in the future (30 days or longer) and what the ...

Learn how to read an options chain before earnings, including implied volatility, implied moves, open interest, put/call ...

A key indicator based on bitcoin futures and options suggests outsized levels of leverage in the market and the potential for leverage flushout. Bitcoin has been restricted to a narrow range in recent ...

Volatility can be a double-edged sword, providing quick gains if you nail the directional view and timing, but sting quickly if you’re on the wrong side. However, volatility can be harvested using ...

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, ...

One of the major factors that influences the price of an option is implied volatility (IV). In simplest terms, implied volatility is the anticipated movement of an underlying equity over a certain ...

One of the options market’s closely watched indicators is starting to show that speculators are getting nervous ahead of a once-every-four-years Bitcoin code adjustment that has been bullish for the ...