Market Conditions7 min
How Inflation Data Moves the Options Market
Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report — and options markets respond in a predictable two-phase pattern.…
Bernardo Rocha
Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report — and options markets respond in a predictable two-phase pattern.…
Inflation erodes the purchasing power of money sitting still. A savings account yielding 2% while inflation runs at 4% is a 2% annual loss in real terms.…