Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

While directional trading involves making bets on the price movements of an underlying asset, non-directional trading is a unique approach that focuses on generating profits from volatility and time ...

The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

A snapshot of the top strategies to make money from a highly volatile market Heading into the new year, traders expecting more volatile markets may want to refresh their approach. Discover the top ...

Merck is showing high implied volatility at 32.3%, which is close to the highest level of volatility we have seen for this stock in 12 months. As option traders, we can take advantage of that by ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

Target (TGT) is currently showing above average volatility with an IV Percentile of 85% and an IV Rank of 71%. TGT rates as a Strong Buy according to 16 analysts with 3 Moderate Buy, 11 Hold and 1 ...