January 2017. 1  In January 2017, for the eleventh consecutive month, dry natural gas production decreased year-to-year from the same month a year ago. The preliminary level for dry natural gas production in January 2017 was 2,193 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 70.7 Bcf/day. This level was a 2.6 Bcf/day (3.6%) decrease from the January 2016 level of 73.4 Bcf/day.
Low Volatility... Option Volatility is a measure of risk/uncertainty. The more volatile a stock is, the higher the options premium will be. The difficulty of predicting the behavior of a volatile stock commands a higher price for the option because of the additional risk/reward it poses. High volatility: higher option premium. Low volatility: lower option premium. Option volatility is broken down into two components: 1  Historical Volatility: tells us how volatile something has been in the past.  Implied Volatility: is the market's view on how volatile things will be in the future.
The volatility of financial markets as a whole can also be broadly measured; when a market is hard to predict and prices are changing rapidly and regularly, it's known as a volatile market. Volatility in options trading is very important because it has a significant effect on the price of options. Many traders, particularly beginners, don't fully understand the implications of it and this can lead to problems.