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What Is the VIX, and Why Is This Famous ‘Fear Gauge’ Up 158% in 2025?
Whenever you start seeing the Cboe Volatility Index ($VIX) featured in financial media headlines, you know the market ...
With fear gauge echoing 2022 turmoil, here’s a new theory on when Trump will change course
Michael Kantrowitz, chief investment strategist at Piper Sandler, somewhat in jest thinks he has President Donald Trump’s ...
The VIX, Wall Street’s 'Fear Gauge', Is Soaring. Here’s Why.
Wall Street’s fear gauge is heading skyward. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, recently stood over 10% higher at about 50.
The stock market 'panic index' is at highest point since pandemic. Here's how it works
The VIX Volatility Index measures fluctuations in S&P future stock prices – and investor fears in uncertain economic times ...
VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, sinks nearly 20% on temporary tech tariff relief
The VIX, or fear index, collapsed 18% on Monday to $30.73. It has been as high as $65.73 in the recent tariff melee.
‘VIX’ futures expiry may signal volatility inflection point, says BTIG's Krinsky
The April futures contract on the Cboe Volatility Index expires Wednesday, and such events can prove "a fulcrum for risk," ...
Why the VIX spike may be a bullish stock market indicator
The three-day spike in the VIX from April 4 to April 7 tallied 118%, making it the fifth-largest spike going back to 2014, ...
The Market’s Fear Gauge Rises Again
Wall Street’s fear gauge was creeping back up again Thursday after investors breathed a sigh of relief as U.S. President ...
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With fear gauge echoing 2022 turmoil, here's a new theory on when Trump will change course
That's literally and not just figuratively the case: The VIX volatility index VIX has closed above 30 for the 10th consecutive session, the first time that's happened since Oct. 2022, which was ...