Iron Condor
Foundations · 9 min

Implied volatility, what it is and is not

IV is the market's pricing of how much movement to expect, not which direction. Read it with a unit, not just a number.

In this lesson

  • What the percentage actually means
  • IV does not say direction
  • Context matters more than the raw number
  • IV crush is the most expensive lesson

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