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Implied Volatility a key indicator in trader tools.

Implied vs. Realized Volatility & the VIX

November 11, 2019

Volatility trading is the term used to describe trading the velocity of movement in price of an underlying instrument rather than the direction of price. For example, you could trade the value of an equity index, but volatility trading typically means trading the expected velocity of movement.

The Super Bowl DJIA fractal forecast

October 8, 2015

Every February, we publish the February Forecast for Fun Fest

Best indicators for the modern trader

August 7, 2014

We asked our team of experts what technical indicators they depend on to navigate today's volatile markets. Here's what they said.

How markets will react to Friday's employment report

April 3, 2014

If Friday’s employment situation report isn’t a surprise, then the market will be disappointed.

Friday continued its exception to typical countertrend behavior

March 30, 2014

If it weren’t Friday, then would the open’s gap have retraced, like so many others before it?

Friday should deliver wild ride in stock indexes

March 21, 2014

If the past two sessions are any indication of expiration, then we could be in for a wild ride Friday.

Anxious market freezes Friday's sharp drop

March 16, 2014

If not for nervousness ahead of Sunday’s Crimea referendum, then Friday’s market could have declined sharply

Next big stock market down leg may be underway

March 13, 2014

This important technical development would confirm that a larger move lower may be at hand.

Friday E-mini S&P 500 price action drifts sideways: Brooks

March 7, 2014

Here's a bar-by-bar breakdown of Friday's trading action in the E-mini S&P 500.

How Friday's stock market action sets up Monday's moves

March 9, 2014

If three days leading up to Friday stretched the rubber band, then can Friday’s dip be considered a snap-back?