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Market Rally Deceptive? Analysts Flag 3 Major Headwinds Investors Must Watch Now: 'Plenty Of Risk...'
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 8:14am | 555As markets hold steady despite rising geopolitical tensions, top strategists are urging caution that ignoring key risks may expose investors to short-term shocks and a potentially deeper market correction. What Happened: Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy at RBC Capital...
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Bitcoin Vs. LUNR: Intuitive Machines Stock Might See Larger Price Swings Than BTC In Days Ahead
Thursday, March 13, 2025 - 7:25am | 575Space exploration company Intuitive Machines Inc. (NASDAQ:LUNR) has demonstrated high price volatility this year, dwarfing even Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) fluctuations. What happened: The stock has been on a roller-coaster ride in 2024, with headline-driven price action dictating its course....
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Looking To Make Your Crypto Moves On Election Night? Here Are The Key Metrics To Track
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - 10:23am | 563As the countdown for the all-important political battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris inches closer to a crescendo, cryptocurrency investors may be tempted to monitor crucial data on election night. What happened: Unlike traditional markets, cryptocurrencies can be traded 24/7, providing...
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As Nvidia And Bitcoin Falter Amid Market Meltdown, Which Asset Is Set For Bigger Price Swings In Coming Days?
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - 8:01am | 435Stocks and equities plummeted Tuesday as investors pulled out of risky asset classes. The downturn was led by respective bellwethers of each segment. AI juggernaut NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), the best-performing stock on Wall Street in 2024, tumbled 9.53%, while the world’s largest...
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Nvidia Trumps Bitcoin In Volatility? Despite A 16% Plunge Over 24 Hours, King Crypto May Witness Fewer Price Swings Than AI powerhouse In The Days Ahead
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 7:55am | 463Cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), have long been perceived as highly volatile assets, especially by traditional investors, and this trait has somewhat hindered their mainstream acceptance. Interestingly, AI powerhouse NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), which has enjoyed a spectacular run...
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Portfolio Manager Prefers Option, Bond Overlays To Hedge Big Uncertainty Facing Markets
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 10:41am | 1089Preferred measures for gauging the strength potential of today's market are unclear, explains Michael Green, a Simplify portfolio manager and strategist. “The traditional adjustments ranging from seasonality to the birth-death models used in smoothing employment reports are in question,...
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3 Options Strategies For Roku Based On Its Historical Reaction To Earnings
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 10:47am | 1045The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) is due to report earnings for its December quarter on Thursday, Feb. 13 after the market close. Here are the...
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Binary Events And Volatility
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 3:38pm | 606A trader facing a binary event -- such as an earnings date on a stock they are interested in, or FDA approval on a biotech stock -- may want to shy away from that event. Coupled with short-term Implied Volatility (IV) a trader may still be able to make a successful trade and have the results...
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The Gamma Trade in Options
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 1:40pm | 547Gamma confuses some options traders because it's a “secondary” indicator. It measures the speed of change in another indicator: delta. Delta measures the rate of premium change in the options related to changes in the underlying (and of course is affected by time and proximity). Gamma measures how...
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Delta for Timing of Options Trades
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:09pm | 620Among the “Greeks” the most valuable for options trading (and specifically for timing of trades) is the delta. This indicator compares likely change in option value relative to change in the value of the underlying. The higher the delta level, the more likely the premium will move pre than...
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The Short Call Condor
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 12:21pm | 715The short call is an intriguing position to open, if only because so many traders see it as way too risky to even consider. But some strategies are perfectly suited to take advantage of two great short call features: offset of risk, and premium receipt. One variation is the short call...