Wall Street banks favor dispersion trades, upside volatility bets & VIX call spreads as stocks rally amid AI, policy and geopolitical risks.

Discover how to harness volatility measurements like standard deviation and beta to enhance your investment strategy and achieve an optimal risk-reward ratio.

Expected volatility was higher on Monday following the DOJ subpoena of Fed chair Jerome Powell. The Cboe Volatility Index was up 1 point to 15.5, reflecting a 6.7% gain. The VIX measures near-term expected volatility by looking at the premiums traders are willing to pay on options contracts.

IGLD offers GLD-linked gold exposure plus steady income via a synthetic covered call, benefiting from high GVZ volatility. See more on its downside risk.

Discover how beta measures stock volatility and market risk. Learn how it's calculated and applied in investing, helping you make informed financial decisions.

Wells Fargo's Head of Macro Strategy, Michael Schumacher, said in an interview that volatility is low across various markets.

Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) is among the best debt-free stocks to buy now, with renewed analyst optimism after a recent sharp pullback. According to a January 8 report from The Fly, BofA upgraded the stock’s rating to Buy from Neutral and maintained its price target of $340.

Bitcoin's low volatility signals an imminent big move, data shows. Tight Bollinger Bands and past trends suggest a 20-30%+ shift soon, with clues pointing to a potential bull run. Bitcoin appears to be on the verge of a major price movement, and data ...

High volatility creates short-term uncertainty across crypto markets, which can lead to temporary losses, triggering panic selling. For instance, bitcoin's recent crash from a price of more than $65,000 on August 1 down to under $54,000 a week later (a ...

No matter how much investors hope it will happen, volatility in the stock market isn’t going away, and market swings of a few percentage points in a single day, which used to be incredibly rare, may become more common,

Just one day separated Nvidia nearly stealing Apple’s crown as the most valuable company in the world and the company shedding roughly $149 billion in market value. A swing like that is enough to make even the most grizzled traders nervous. But for ...