Optimal Iron Condor Strategy and how to find it in Option Samurai
Today we will discuss one of the most popular strategies in options trading: iron condor. The Strategy became very popular due to …
The markets plunge – what does Vix tell us?
(small update: The Vix gave more than 30% and faster than we projected. If you took our idea it might be good …
What is Expected Value and 3 ways to use it
This article is the first in a series of educational articles that will describe some of the advanced concepts implemented in Option …
Edge of Skew Rank – Part 2
Last article we talked about what is skew. In this article we will talk about ranking the volatility skew rank and it’s edge …
Volatility Skew Rank – Part 1
This will be the first in a series of articles that dive into the advanced applications of implied volatility. You can read …
The Edge of Option Selling – Part 1
Option trades can be either an option buyers and enjoy unlimited profit potential and limited risk, or be an option sellers and …
The Edge of Implied Volatility Percentile
Implied volatility is one of the most important concepts in options trading. This is the measure most market players use to check …
Market Sentiment Edge – Volatility
This is the fourth part of our in-depth look into the various edges traders base their decision making. You can see part 3 here, …
Difference between IV Rank & IV Percentile
In the OptionSamurai Scanner we are using IV Percentile to compare the IV of different stocks and call it “IV rank” as …
What is implied volatility percentile (IV percentile)
Implied Volatility percentile is a ranking method to compare implied volatility to its past values. The ranking is standardized from 0-100 where 0 is …