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While the innovation-focused Nasdaq Composite has been the strongest among the major indices this year — having gained more than 21% compared to the SP 500's 16% performance — the road hasn't been a steady one. For example, in the trailing month, the tech-centric benchmark slipped roughly 2%, a consequence…

Although the technology sector enjoyed robust returns this year, more recent sessions have witnessed worrying volatility trends. For example, since the beginning of January, the Nasdaq Composite gained over 20%. However, in the trailing month, the innovation-heavy index dipped roughly 3%. Fundamentally, the main culprit was rising skepticism regarding artificial…

Throughout the blistering rally of the broader tech ecosystem, artificial intelligence represented the driving force. Suddenly, though, the catalyst that helped rapidly transform the economy is being blamed for its potential downfall. Given the staggering valuation spike that several companies have enjoyed, it's only natural that fears of an AI…

While every earnings season allows publicly traded companies to deliver market-shifting news, an underlying dynamic exists that many (if not most) retail investors are largely unaware of. For optionable securities, the derivatives arena often sees heightened expectations of stock movement known as implied volatility (IV). This metric is often stacked…