Learn about the Black-Scholes model, how it works, and how its formula helps estimate fair option prices by weighing ...

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 ...

Jeff Kohler has 20+ years of experience as a trader/analyst. He currently runs TradingAddicts.com, providing market insight and analysis to investors. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial ...

Implied volatility is arguably the most important factor for options trading. This week, we discuss how to interpret implied volatility. We also show why you should not use implied volatility as an ...

Implied volatility, or IV, is one of the major factors that influences the price of an option. In the simplest terms, implied volatility is a forward-looking metric measuring the market's expectations ...

As an options trader, I am always on the lookout for potential earnings plays. One stock that caught my attention is CrowdStrike, due to a significant difference in implied volatility of options for ...

Market volatility has picked up in recent days, but some stocks are still showing surprisingly low implied volatility. Shopify (SHOP) for example, is showing implied volatility of 45% compared to a ...

One of the most important risk factors when trading financial assets and their derivatives is the actual and historical volatility of the underlying asset that impacts the implied volatility used to ...

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 ...

Implied volatility percentile (IVP) is a crucial metric in the world of options trading. Delve into the intricacies of IVP, its calculation and interpretation, and see how it compares to other ...