Straddles on Alphabet's stock are priced for a one-day post-earnings move that is about 17% greater than the average move over previous 12 quarters. Straddlers are pure volatility plays, what involve ...

Options sold as “volatility plays” hide a structural flaw—one retail traders often discover too late, after the market moves, premiums collapse, and the trade that seemed safe quietly turns costly.

Based on the price of bullish and bearish options that expire Friday, the options market is prepped for a bigger than usual move in Amazon's stock on Friday. A options straddle is a pure volatility ...