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 ...

Investors in Green Dot Corporation GDOT need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately.

Investors in Arlo Technologies, Inc. ARLO need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market ...

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 ...

Implied volatility is a powerful but often misunderstood metric that plays a major role in options trading. Implied volatility doesn’t tell you what’s going to happen to an option’s price, but it ...

The S&P 500 options market is currently reflecting heightened short-term anxiety, as seen through a rare condition known as backwardation in the implied volatility term structure. In this state, ...

There are a variety of pre-trade and derivatives trading tools that help examine market sentiment and formulate options strategies. This analysis explores such tools using the September 2024 Hong Kong ...

Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...

Palo Alto stock currently trades with a low implied volatility rank, which means it’s a good time to look at a long strangle.

U.S. markets experienced a significant shift in sentiment in March. Volatility shocks are much more pronounced in shorter-term options than longer-dated contracts. This reflects the observed behavior ...