Heard of the VIX, but not quite sure what it means? We’ll give you the basics on this popular volatility index.

The Cboe Volatility Index, or “VIX” VIX — a.k.a. Wall Street’s “fear gauge” — more than doubled in just 16 trading sessions from mid-February through last week. It recently was ...

However, at more than 27 - compared with its average of 19.5 - the VIX VIX remains elevated. After studying what tends to happen to stocks after the VIX spikes to such levels, Nicholas Colas ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, known commonly as Wall Street’s fear gauge, was jumping early Thursday, as investor angst over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war pushed stock-index futures sharply ...

These spikes were ... In this context, UBS strategists are advocating for the sale of SPX straddles when the EWS is neutral. Moreover, while UBS continues to favor VIX upside positions, they ...

iPath® Series B S&P 500® VIX Short-Term Futures™ ETN from ... but market bottoms: If we look at historical spikes in put buying, we can see they neatly signal interim market bottoms, which ...

The CBOE Volatility Index has spiked more than 80% since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” which measures expected volatility using S&P 500 put and call ...

Currently, SVOL has a high S&P 500 exposure and limited VIX futures, making it less efficient for shorting volatility but safer during volatility spikes. I recommend waiting for market stability ...

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