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The calm before the catalyst: a buy straddle strategy for volatility events

The calm before the catalyst: a buy straddle strategy for volatility events

The market is quiet. Too quiet. Implied volatility is sitting at the floor. The VIX is compressed. The 30-day realized vol on your watchlist is grinding near its 52-week low. But you know what’s coming. The economic calendar says the FOMC meeting is in three days. CPI...

Precision Under Fire: The Earnings Volatility Play

Precision Under Fire: The Earnings Volatility Play

The closing bell rings. The ticker halts. The options market holds its breath. The setup is universal. You’ve spent the last hour modeling the trade and know the implied volatility is historically high. You calculated the expected move. This is a textbook strategy...