Currently, the low levels of the VIX Index create a disconnect between volatility expectations and the market reality. Using the last 24 months as something of a case study, we can see a trend ...
The VIX by itself isn't predictive. It gains predictive value when its implied volatility is compared to actual market volatility. Moments when implied volatility exceeds real volatility by 10 units ...
An earlier version of this story included an inaccurate description of an out-of-the-money option contract. It has been corrected. Investors might be reading too much into last week’s historic surge ...
Forget the Fed speakers and trade headlines – real bottoms are often written in volatility. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Jake Behan, head of Capital Markets at Direxion, said investors ...
Although stocks have been the top-performing asset class over the last century, based on average annual return, this doesn't mean the stock market moves from Point A to B in a straight line -- and the ...
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The S&P 500’s options market has been buzzing as investors brace for uncertainties like recession fears and conflicting signals from central banks, particularly the Federal Reserve and the Bank of ...
CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, Wall Street's main barometer of investor fear, on Tuesday marked a steep sell-off in U.S. stocks as it closed above 25 ...