Let's dive into what volatility is, why it's a big deal, and how a trader can harness it with OctaTrader, a proprietary trading platform from the globally trusted broker, Octa. Have you ever wondered ...

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Volatility is important for position sizing, determining risk, calculating stops and profit-targets, and rebalancing portfolios. Average true range is a useful measure for position sizing in futures ...

Action Alerts PLUS co-portfolio manager Bob Lang explained how the CBOE Volatility Index, or the Vix, can be used to help predict both market rallies and market selloffs. J.D. DURKIN: Bob, you've also ...

Bollinger Bandwidth is one of the few technical indicators that measures volatility. Most indicators use price and attempt to identify trend changes. Bollinger Bandwidth measures how strong the recent ...

Calm appears to have returned to Wall Street after the recent mayhem, but one volatility indicator suggests some investors are betting on another round of mammoth swings in the stock market. Wall ...

Taking swift advantage of what the market is offering doesn't necessarily make one a market timer or day trader. It can be an effective way to navigate certain corners of the exchange-traded-fund ...

VIX measures expected S&P 500 volatility, aiding short-term market outlooks. VIX surges hint at investor anxiety, predicting possible market drops. Though insightful, VIX often overestimates actual ...