Skip to main content

#implied volatility

3 articles

Market Analysis•12 min read•2026-08-17

Direction Can Be Right and Calls Still Lose: The July-August Single-Name IV Crush

Frank trading's August 17 note said mid-July to mid-August was a crowded dispersion unwind, not a routine earnings crush. Rank Symbols shows the same regime on SPY, MSFT, AMZN, and NVDA.

IV crushimplied volatilityrealized volatility
Product•7 min read•2026-08-09

IV30 vs RV20: See Implied and Realized Volatility Side by Side

TradingFlow Rank Symbols now compares IV30 with RV20 and RV30, adds a signed IV30−RV20 spread, and preserves the separate dates behind each measure.

IV30 vs RV20realized volatilityimplied volatility
Product•11 min read•2026-07-30

We Verified the Viral $7M Memory Put Trade. The Tape Needs Context.

TradingFlow’s historical option tape matches the six contracts and $422,135 gross premium in a viral memory-stock put post—but not its one-month, 40%-drop narrative.

option flowshort putsMicron