Tracking the RAAX expected move helps you see how far VanEck Real Assets ETF's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. VanEck Real Assets ETF's expected move is derived directly from option premiums and gives you an objective range to plan trades, set strikes, and manage risk. Use our scanner to monitor the RAAX expected move for this week's options, in real time.
The expected move is typically calculated from at-the-money straddle prices (or a blend of straddles and strangles) and represents roughly a one-standard-deviation range over the chosen timeframe. For RAAX, comparing the implied expected move to actual realized moves over similar windows tells you whether the options market has historically overestimated or underestimated volatility. The RAAX expected move for this week's options pricing is especially useful for short-dated traders, earnings players, and anyone selling premium who needs to know where the market thinks VanEck Real Assets ETF is unlikely to go.
VanEck Real Assets ETF (the "Fund") seeks long-term total return. In pursuing long-term total return, the Fund seeks to maximize real returns while seeking to reduce downside risk during sustained market declines. The Fund primarily allocates to exchange-traded products that provide exposure to real assets including resource assets: commodities, natural resource equities; income assets: REITs, Infrastructure, MLPs; and gold, which includes gold mining equities.
Iron condors, weekly premium sales, directional swing trades — they all live or die by where the market thinks the stock won't go. Our scanner tracks the RAAX expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The VanEck Real Assets ETF expected move for this week's options is the fastest read on short-term risk, which gives you a quick way to interpret what the options market thinks about RAAX.
