If long-term bond yields — or equivalently, the iShares fund price — make a sharp move in either direction, potential gains can be substantial, potentially multiples of the initial investment. There's finally some volatility returning to the stock market, with the Cboe Volatility Index spiking above 20 for the first time since June. Bond volatility has also ticked higher, but it remains relatively subdued. For investors anticipating increased volatility in longer-dated bonds, a long straddle in the iShares ...

Volatility is back towards the lowest levels we have seen in 2025 with the VIX Index closing at 16.28 yesterday. When volatility is low, options become cheaper, so today we’re looking for stocks with a low IV Percentile which could be good candidates for a Long Straddle trade. More News from Barchart First, let’s find stock with a low IV Percentile using the Stock Screener and the following parameters: A screenshot of a computer AI-generated content may be incorrect. This gives us the following result ...