Here I delve into the idea of investor complacency and show how my complacency indicator works. It has helped me to avoid some of the pain associated with markets turning bullish to bearish.

Volatility, which refers to the propensity of a security's price to move higher or lower, has several key concepts within the realm options trading. Implied volatility (IV) heavily influences the ...

Editor’s Note: Markets don’t just react to headlines anymore. Instead, they whip violently with every new political move. Since President Trump returned to the White House, the stock market has gone ...

Learn about the volatility smile, a key concept in options trading that perplexes many investors, and how it impacts options ...

Morningstar released its Q1 2026 U.S. Stock Market Outlook report last month. Led by Chief U.S. Economist Preston Caldwell ...