Discover the importance of understanding market volatility, its causes, & effects, and how to manage it effectively. Learn ...

The Average True Range (ATR) is one of the simplest yet most powerful indicators for traders. It measures volatility — not direction — and can signal when markets are likely to break out or ...

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 ...

“A simple mean reversion model can provide effective signals for option strategies even when trading costs are included,” she says. In a study released on Monday, Commerzbank shows that prior to the ...

Volatility isn’t the enemy, it’s the opportunity. Sure, it makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. Bank failures, inflation shocks, and surprise Consumer Price Index (CPI) prints. But for traders ...

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VIX-related ETFs are popular tools for hedging against market turbulence or speculating on changes in volatility. With the VIX sinking, inverse volatility ETFs are posting gains, while long-volatility ...

For the first time in forever (see what I did there?) the third-party Google Search volatility tools have cooled down to normal volatility levels. The chatter has been somewhat more typical levels ...