Volatility futures were trading in “backwardation” in the third week of November. That is, longer-term volatility futures expiring in January and February were trading at lower values than the cash ...

Implied volatility skew between SPY calls and puts is a better gauge of market sentiment than the VIX. OTM SPY puts are pretty cheap right now, as indicated by the IV skew. The yield curve is starting ...

Except for gold, implied volatilities for most asset classes ended 2025 near a 1-year low. Gold has been the biggest ...

In several recent articles for "Know Your Options" I've referred to implied volatility as it relates to the price of options that all expire at the same time. The aim has been to construct trades in ...

Treasury options traders began pricing the 2-year yield risk to the downside and 10 and 30-year to the upside beginning in July With both intraday and historical options values available, traders can ...

Bitcoin (BTC) could be heading for a repeat of its late-2018 sell-off, data warns as realized volatility reaches almost three-year highs. Uploading fresh charts on July 6, on-chain analyst Skew drew ...