Volatility is an unavoidable aspect of equity markets, yet it is often misunderstood. While volatility represents short-term fluctuations in stock prices, it is not synonymous with risk. Learning to ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When market volatility, as measured by the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, hit an all-time high of 82.69 on March 16, Rob Emrich's phones were ...

The volatility indicator is a technical tool that measures how far security stretches away from its mean price, higher and lower. It computes the dispersion of returns over time in a visual format ...

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 ...

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 ...

We've been telling anyone who would listen to properly diversify into something that actually does well in a market crash. What are people really asking when they ask if it's too late for long ...

The opening trades for SPY Defined Risk Volatility Capture Program: a demonstration on how it works. Each morning, before the opening, I will post an updated summary of the program. This will include ...

Annualized volatility is calculated as standard deviation times square root of periods. High annualized volatility indicates greater price variability and potential risk. Investors use annualized ...

Part of what has cemented cryptocurrencies on the map since they exploded into the mainstream investor market has been their volatility. Investors flooded to the likes of Bitcoin when, through ...

Amid increasing fuel price volatility, Caltrain is using its Fuel Hedging Program to reduce risks during pricing swings and to create more budget certainty, with staff pleased with program results.