Implied volatilities spiked across asset classes last week as the Iran conflict escalated, with oil prices jumping over 35%.

Investors in Kura Oncology Inc. KURA need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Apr 17, 2026 $17.00 Call had some of the highest implied ...

Investors in Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ICE need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the March 20, 2026 $85.00 Put had some of the ...

Equity volatility is diverging: single-stock implied vol trades at a big premium to index vol as AI drives winners/losers.

Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big ...

Investors in IMAX Corporation IMAX need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the March 20, 2026 $21 Call had some of the highest implied ...

YieldMax gets most of the attention when income investors go hunting for double-digit yields. But the options-premium income space is wider than one fund family, and several funds outside that ...

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, ...

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 ...

Some ETFs pay you more in dividends over a year than their shares cost today. That sounds like a great deal until you understand why it happens. NVDY, TSLY, CONY, and MSTY are all part of YieldMax’s ...

Most performance issues have little to do with precision and far more to do with how options behave as time passes and volatility environments change.

Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big ...