Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. US equities have defied virtually every warning in the past five months, clocking one of the best stretches since the 1950s even as investors fretted over the strength of the economy and the impact of tariffs. Most Read from Bloomberg While the third quarter is ending with the S&P 500 Index on track for another advance, the mood seemed to shift, however slightly, at the end of last week. The equity benchmark fell three straight days — hardly alarm ...

The S&P 500 notched a new record high this week but mid-week setbacks led to the index's first weekly loss in almost a month. The index ultimately posted a loss of 0.3% for the week. Here is a snapshot of the index from the past week: S&P 500: A Perspective on Volatility For a sense of the correlation between the closing price and intraday volatility, the chart below overlays the S&P 500 since 2007 with the intraday price range. On April 9th, the index experienced its largest intraday price volatility (10. ...

Analysts called today’s $18 billion notional expiry of Bitcoin options “record-setting,” adding that whatever volatility arises from it may be delayed. That may be welcomed news for crypto investors after a rough trading week has sent prices tumbling across the board, with Bitcoin hanging on to a slight gain for the month of September and the rest of the crypto market already in the red. “Historical precedent suggests that large expiries often suppress volatility leading into the cut-off, then result in ...

Aircraft supplier FTAI Aviation Ltd (NASDAQ:FTAI) is trading into its 2025 highs from January, as well as $180, home to peak call open interest (OI). The shares sport a Schaeffer’s put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) that ranks in the 80th percentile. Historically, high SOIRs have produced large reversions in price action. Options traders are pricing in relatively low volatility expectations, per FTAI’s Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 43%, which ranks in the 5th percentile of readings from the past 12 ...

When considering crypto assets, it’s easy to overlook the infrastructure needed to scale institutional adoption. I’m very vocal about my “picks and shovels” strategy. If you’re in the crypto market, you should own its supporting infrastructure and tap into the returns associated with crypto without caring much about coin price.The U.S. Senate’s digital asset market structure bill and the U.S. House’s clarity act are two upcoming pieces of regulation to watch; both create crypto regulation frameworks. Many i ...

We are back here on Market on Close. I'm Sam Vis here on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange alongside Marley Kaden in our Chicago headquarters. There's just a few minutes left in today's session.And let's welcome in Kevin Green, senior markets correspondent to help close out today's session. All right, Kevin, what levels are you watching on the S&P 500. What have we been watching today.Because we did certainly hit all-time highs as we got started this morning, but certainly losing altitude throughout ...

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Volatility is often called the fear gauge of the options market. When fear rises, volatility spikes — option premiums get expensive, risks increase, and opportunities can shift in an instant. When markets calm, volatility falls — premiums decline, and risks ease. As Rick Orford explained in his latest video, understanding volatility is essential to avoid overpaying for options and timing trades with higher probability. More News from Barchart Key Volatility Metrics Every Trader Should Know Aside from ...

The dispersion trade has become one of the most popular strategies among Wall Street hedge funds. Now, some investors are taking the other side of the wager. The US equity market has been deceptively calm since the start of August, with 60-day realized volatility the lowest since before the pandemic. The go-to measure of market gyrations, the Cboe Volatility Index, has been stuck below its long-term average of 20 since mid-June. But beneath the surface, individual stock prices are churning violently — Or ...

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