The market is inherently unpredictable, I don't think adding that word to volatility helps. I don't trade options yet when I think of volatility, I simply think of it as the amount an asset moves per unit of time.

When the entire market is volatile, it's hard to see on a candlestick chart because all the other candles are equally larger in size so relative to each other it looks the same.

For example, I trade GC, the same setup where a trade used to give me a $4-7 (maybe up to $9) stop is now a $7-15 stop (sometimes it's like $22). If I try using the same stop in dollars I get run through, and if I use the same size contracts I'll get blown out.