Market Conditions7 min
What Is the VIX Saying About 2026 Markets?
The VIX is telling options traders something specific going into 2026: investors are paying above-average prices for protection. That signal has two…
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Market Conditions7 min
Options Market Outlook for 2026
The options market in 2026 will be shaped by several forces that are already visible at the end of 2025. This is not a forecast — no one can reliably predict…
Bernardo Rocha
Market Conditions7 min
What Changed in Options Markets in 2025?
Options markets are not static. The instruments, participants, and microstructure evolve year over year, and 2025 continued several significant trends while…
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Options Education6 min
Options Trading Year in Review: 2025
2025 was a year defined by shifting volatility regimes, persistent rate environment uncertainty, and continued growth in short-dated options activity. For…
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Options Education6 min
Best Options Strategies for Fall Markets 2025
Fall is consistently one of the most active periods for options traders. Volume picks up after Labor Day, earnings season begins in October, and the VIX tends…
Bernardo Rocha
Options Education8 min
Best Options Strategies for Summer Markets 2025
Summer markets tend to favor options strategies that profit from time decay and range-bound price action. Lower institutional participation, compressed VIX…
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Market Conditions8 min
What Is a Volatility Regime and How to Identify It
A volatility regime is a sustained period during which the market operates at a structurally higher or lower level of implied volatility. Identifying which…
Bernardo Rocha
Market Conditions7 min
What Is VVIX and Why Options Sellers Should Track It
What Is VVIX and Why Options Sellers Should Track It VVIX is the volatility of volatility index. If the VIX measures how uncertain the market is about future…
Bernardo Rocha
Market Conditions7 min
What Is Realized Volatility vs Implied Volatility?
What Is Realized Volatility vs Implied Volatility? Implied volatility (IV) is the market's forecast of how much an asset will move over a given period.…
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