The Nasdaq Isn't As Wild As You Think.

Ask anyone how much more volatile the Nasdaq 100 is than the broad index and most say roughly double. Jermal Chandler guesses exactly that on camera. Kevin Davitt from Nasdaq puts ten years of data on screen and the real gap is a fraction of what people assume. The more useful finding is that the difference is not symmetrical. Historically the index has captured more of the market's upside than its downside, which matters if you are choosing where to express a bullish view. Also here: why a low volatility reading can still be a good one to sell into. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 0:00 Introducing the index level view 0:39 Why tech is not one thing 1:09 Why cash settled keeps growing 2:11 A question with a wrong answer 3:11 What the realized data shows 4:37 How much overlap there is 5:32 The widest spread in decades 6:06 Moving to implied volatility 7:22 What the extremes tell you 8:23 Why the premium is not unfair 9:44 Annualised, the gap narrows 10:16 Capture on the way down 10:57 Capture on the way up 11:53 Streaks in both directions 12:35 Why low volatility can be sellable 13:19 Expected range against delivered 14:32 Do not anchor to a level 16:19 Hedging single names with index #tastylive #nasdaq #ndx #volatility #impliedvolatility #indexoptions #optionstrading #marketstructure #tastytrade #trading tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.