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, ...

While overall levels of implied volatility remain muted across asset classes, what stands out is the even lower levels of realized volatility. The divergence between the RTY-SPX and QQQ-SPX vol ...

Volatility arbitrage is a trading strategy that aims to profit by exploiting differences between forecasted and implied ...

Options traders tracking implied volatility shifts know that macroeconomic releases drive market expectations well before the numbers hit. March 7th stands out as a key event-driven expiration, with ...

IGLD offers GLD-linked gold exposure plus steady income via a synthetic covered call, benefiting from high GVZ volatility.