The VIX, or CBOE Volatility Index, is often called the fear index, and it's an apt description but often for all the wrong reasons. The VIX is a very useful guide to the expectation of significant ...
I asked if the VIX was still too low in a late October 2024 Barchart article. After rising to the 65.72 level on August 5, 2024, the VIX fell below the 19 level when I concluded: VIXY could be a ...
The VIX printed a bullish kicker candlestick ahead of CPI data and the Fed's decision on interest rates. The candlestick suggests higher prices may come on Tuesday. Ready to turn the market’s comeback ...
The CBOE Volatility Index opened over 2% higher on Monday, in tandem with the S&P 500 Index, which was edging up about 0.2% amid the likelihood of a recession continuing to increase. While the S&P 500 ...
The VIX, or Volatility Index, was created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in 1993. It's commonly nicknamed the 'Fear Index,' and for good reason. By measuring short-term S&P 500 options ...
The VIX index reflects the implied volatility of put and call options on the stocks in the S&P 500 index. Implied volatility is the consensus expectation of future price variance. Since options are ...
Dave Jilek is the chief investment strategist at $9.6 billion Gateway Investment Advisers. In an interview, Jilek lays out the lingering concerns that are keeping the VIX at above-average levels. He ...
Last week the broad media began discussing in panicky terms the recent increase in interest rates. Specifically they noted how closed-end funds and ETFs like the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond Fund ...