In this chapter, we've learned about strategies through which one can profit as a function of one's directional and volatility views. In your opinion, how can you go about forming directional and volatility views? In what ways might your directional view interact with your volatility view? A directional view is a belief about whether the underlying asset price will increase or decrease in the future. Directional views can be one of the following: Directionally bullish: The speculator believes that the underlying asset price will increase. Directionally bearish: The speculator believes that the underlying asset price will decrease. Directionally neutral: The speculator does not know whether the underlying asset price will increase or decrease, or whether it will change at all. A volatility view is a belief about whether the volatility of the underlying asset will increase or decrease in the future.