Market volatility explained simply. Discover what moves prices, how the VIX fear index works, and what historical and implied ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Volatility is not a market malfunction. It is a feature of markets that periodically reassess fundamentals under genuine ...

Investors in Exponent, Inc. EXPO need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That ...

Implied volatility is a widely used tool in analysing the stock market, and is a useful indicator for market timing. Aside from the CBOE VIX Index (for the S&P500) there are also implied volatility ...

Investors in Core & Main, Inc. CNM need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That ...

Between early February 2026 and early March, when hostilities in Middle East percolated, the volatility spread between NDX ...

In a complete reversal of the prior week’s market action, implied volatilities declined across asset classes last week on the back of robust tech earnings, the anticipation of potential Fed rate cuts, ...

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, ...