VIX Nears 30 First Time Since August Shock on Tariff Anxiety
A slump in the S&P 500 Index on Monday sent the Cboe Volatility Index a hair away from 30, the level it last reached during ...
VIX has turned less sensitive to stock sell-off
Some investors worry that the stock market will struggle to secure a meaningful rebound after the recent sell-off if the CBOE VIX index doesn't fall back. The VIX, is an option-derived measure of ...
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What Is The VIX Index? Your Guide to Understanding Market Fear and Managing Risk
shifting its calculation to S&P 500 (SPX) options. This transformation made the index more comprehensive and representative of broader market sentiment. The VIX’s journey from a theoretical ...
Options Traders Crowd Into VIX Bets
The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, jumped to its highest level of the year on Tuesday. Traders are betting it will keep rising. President Trump's tariffs and retaliatory action from the U.S.'s top tra ...
Volatility Drops Sharply: How Popular VIX ETFs Are Responding
VIX ETFs are popular tools for hedging or speculating on volatility, tracking VIX futures. VIXY, VIXM, VXX, VXZ for ...
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The VIX And VIXY ETF May Not Reflect The Market Risk
The VIX index has been around for decades, measuring the implied volatility of the S&P 500 stocks, the most diversified U.S. stock market index. Implied volatility is a consensus sentiment ...
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Dealers under pressure as traders pile into VIX calls
Hedging stock-market risk by buying VIX calls has become such a popular ... More than 1 million call options on the Cboe Volatility Index changed hands on Tuesday, the sixth time this year that ...