Data-driven analysis of volatility, options strategies, and market structure. Every article includes real scanner data from 595 symbols.
Implied volatility exceeds realized volatility ~85% of the time by 2-4 percentage points — the volatility risk premium. This guide covers how to harvest that…
S&P 500 stocks lose 30-50% of their implied volatility overnight after earnings. Stocks move less than the options-implied expected move 70-75% of the time, creating…
UVXY tracks 1.5x the daily return of short-term VIX futures and has lost over 99.9% of its value since inception due to contango roll costs…
0DTE options expire the same day and now account for ~50% of SPX options volume. Theta decay on these contracts accelerates non-linearly, reaching $2+/hour in…
IV rank measures current implied volatility's position within its 52-week high-low range. IV percentile counts the percentage of trading days below the current level. IV…
You cannot buy or sell the VIX index directly. This guide covers the 4 products that give you VIX exposure (futures, options, ETFs, SPX options),…
Volatility measures how much and how fast prices move. This guide covers 6 measurement methods including Volatility Box proprietary models, historical vs implied volatility, expected…
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