As a long-term buy and hold, VXX is doomed by its future carry risk, but in the immediate, the product can be used effectively to trade and manage volatility. how bad of a product the Exchange-Traded ...

Just like the Stelvio Pass Road in the Alps, the stock market doesn't move in a straight line. Be careful if you try to profit from the volatility, though. Image source: Pixabay You may know that the ...

Yesterday's action drastically decreased the premiums (price between VIX futures and the spot VIX became less negative) on all VIX futures while the front month (March VIX futures) flirted with ...

Aside from the 1 occurrence in March 2018, VXX would spike to higher highs at some point within the ensuing 4 weeks. On average, VXX is expected to rise another 10-15%, which contradicts the previous ...

The VIX gets its fear-related nickname due to the fact that it tracks the implied volatility of the S&P 500 (SPX). It does this by measuring the price of options on the SPX, including those that are ...

The VXX ETN can be a great wealth-shrinker, especially if you don't understand it very well. Think twice before buying into the VXX ETN, though, as it can be a terrible investment. Let's go over why.

What in the world is going with the Barclays iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (BATS:VXX) exchange-traded note (ETN)? Shares of the VXX ETN are up over 9% today at the time of writing and ...

Let's take a second to understand what the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) really is I was tweeting up and back the other day about the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) ...