Currently, short-term VIX futures are experiencing rolling costs (first to second month futures) greater than 10%, which is working in favor of my short iPath S&P 500 VIX short-term fund (VXX) ...

These alternative ETFs can help investors express a view on market volatility, but beware of tax complications and high fees.

The ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF offers -0.5x daily inverse exposure to the VIX, suitable for short-term hedging and tactical trades. SVXY is best used by investors with higher risk ...

We discuss the mechanics behind the VIX and its historical behaviour, before exploring simple strategies to trade the VIXY and SVXY. The VIXY and SVXY are effective tools to trade the VIX only in the ...

Traders are bound to make mistakes, but are fears of market fluctuations enhancing the problem? Russell Rhoads, a senior instructor with the Options Institute at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, ...

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One trading indicator that is very popular during moments of market uncertainty is the CBOE Volatility index, which is sometimes known as Vix or even called the “fear index”. Vix is calculated from ...

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), commonly known as the fear index, measures the market's expectation of short-term volatility among stocks. Based on S&P 500 index options with near-term expiration ...

The latest bubble in the stock market isn't a stock at all, but Wall Street's favorite volatility metric, Marko Kolanovic, global head of macro quantitative and derivatives strategy at JPMorgan, said ...

Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge was rising Tuesday morning, jumping above its 50-day moving average to suggest near-term risk for the S&P 500, according to Fairlead Strategies. The Cboe Volatility ...