Contrary to its moniker as Wall Street's fear gauge, many experts argue that significant increases in the VIX may signal bullish opportunities for long-term investors. In this article, we will explore ...

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 remains elevated. After studying what tends to happen ...

With that said, the VIX's spike is good news for one person at least. The so-called "VIX Elephant" — who has repeatedly wagered on a volatility spike since July — is likely making a killing ...

The chart shows the relationship between the Vix/VXO and the S&P 500 (shown on a logarithmic scale in order to make large historical moves clearer). You can see how it spikes in 1987, the 1990 ...

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 ...

While the index closed lower on those days (up 25.05 per cent and 42.23 per cent), the sharp moves marked the most aggressive volatility spike in the post-COVID market cycle. Yes — but not often.

Halloween is still a ways away, but the market’s fear gauge just spiked. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, was up more than 34% to 20.17. A reading north of 20 is considered heightened volatility.

The spike in fear came amid an overall rout in equities sparked by the imposition of the steepest American tariffs in over a century. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) jumped as much as +51.43% to ...

Last week's sharp drop in equity prices coupled with a quick rebound helped to spike ... appropriate VIX exposure at any given time. XVOL is only a month old, so there's almost no historical ...

However, Nicholas Colas, co-founder of Datatrek, has studied what tends to happen to stocks after the VIX spikes to such levels and he thinks it can be used as a signal to buy the market.

Contrarians consider a high VIX to be a positive sign - especially so when the VIX spikes upward as quickly ... middle-of-the-road VIX level to be its historical median (which is 17.61).