Implied Volatility Percentiles

Implied Volatility Percentiles In thinkorswim the implied volatility for each option chain is shown in the trade tab. The implied volatility in the upper right of each chain is the average implied volatility for all the options within that option chain. How do you know if the implied volatility you see is high or low?…

Don't Fall for the High Implied Volatility Trap

Don't Fall for the High Implied Volatility Trap Experienced options traders who learn about selling high implied volatility often fall into this trap. They scan for stocks only with very high implied volatility and inevitable try to sell that volatility and collect the high premium. Not a bad strategy you say. So what's the trap?…

Capital Allocation and Implied Volatility

Capital Allocation and Implied Volatility How can you use implied volatility to help you allocate capital? In this video Don Kaufman of TheoTrade shares why you should look at the implied volatility of a stock before determining your capital allocation size. Different stocks and ETFs have different expected moves. Therefore you should not risk the…

Implied Volatility

Implied Volatility What is implied volatility and how does it different from historical volatility? Most people get these two mixed up. Implied volatility is based on the options in a given chain. The Implied volatility is derived from the mid price of the actual bid and ask price for a specific option. You should know…

Volatility Risk

Volatility Risk Volatility risk is on. An in depth look at volatility and what it means to the markets. Today saw the largest move in volatility in several months. Are the markets pricing in the FOMC announcement in advance? Is there more downside to come? Find out!

Implied Volatility Scans

Implied Volatility Scans Comfortable with Implied Volatility? Now take your knowledge to the next level; learn to scan throughout markets finding precisely the implied volatility candidate you are searching for in seconds.

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