India VIX may look complicated at first, but it becomes easy once you link it to market behaviour. It offers a clear view of ...

'There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for stocks post-election and the VIX will be one way we monitor U.S. equities into year end,' says DataTrek Research's Nicholas Colas The recent surge in stocks ...

Investors and traders alike have surely run across the Volatility Index, commonly referred to as the VIX, in headlines from time to time. Many are quick to overlook this valuable indicator since they ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

The concept of a Volatility Index (VIX) was first introduced by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in 1993. Originally, based on the S&P 100 index, it was revised in 2003 to track the S&P 500 ...

We explore the recent performance of the VIX to ascertain if its behavior has altered fundamentally and if the VIX is still a reliable proxy for implied volatility. Some attribute the low VIX to the ...

Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...

The ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF owns one- and two-month futures on the VIX, the volatility index, aiming to be leveraged 1.5x. Historically, the VIX and leveraged exposure to it have ...

The recent surge in stocks on the heels of the U.S. election has so far coincided with a drop in Wall Street’s fear gauge, as investors watch market volatility for clues as to whether the rally will ...