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 ...

Market volatility has dropped since the recent correction, but with plenty of items on the news front, we could see a ...

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 ...

A put ratio backspread is an options strategy combining short and long puts to profit from stock volatility. Learn how this ...

Market jitters are a sign that investors are anxious about the state of the economy and that the stock market could be overdue for a pullback or a correction.

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kristin McKenna, President, Darrow Wealth Management in Boston, MA There’s plenty for investors to worry about when their ...

The stock market was "volatile" in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was "volatile" again, to a lesser degree, ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Maybe you've heard about the ...