Volatility Grid

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I can’t help myself! Another cool thing!

It’s called the Volatility Grid, and it’s located here (or via this menu in SlopeCharts🙂

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Enter one or more symbols then click Go.

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Voila! What is happening behind the scenes is that our system is fetching the implied volatility as well as the IV Rank for every symbol you entered and putting them on a grid. The y-axis is based on the IV Rank (the higher it is, the more volatile it is, relative to itself) and the x-axis is based on the IV alone. What you get is a pretty fascinating representation of prospective trading ideas, or at least a good sense of the volatility landscape.

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If you mouse over any given symbol, you’ll see the precise values behind it.

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Try it out! I’d love to hear how you use it, what other features or improvements you want to see, and any imperfections you might find. Just drop me a line!