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 ...

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 ...

VXX is not suitable for long-term holding due to high roll costs and poor performance; it's only viable for short-term hedging. Market complacency is high, but historical data suggests significant ...

In an August 29 Barchart article, I wrote: The economic and political factors facing markets remain why the VIX will stay elevated, and the odds favor higher instead of lower levels for the volatility ...

VIX index reverted to pre-Covid levels, but analysts warn that a reversal may emerge soon. Volatility dropped over 50% since a mid-March, when Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed. Up Next: ...

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 ...

No trend lasts forever. Even the current bull market in gold will eventually fall victim to this adage. A question I’ve been hearing more often lately is why the precious metal continues to rally so ...

A television station broadcasts a VIX chart on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. (Bloomberg) --Hedging is a hot topic again as Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech stoked ...

The recent price breakdown in the US stock market (near the end of February 2020) prompted a very big spike in the VIX – could we see another HUGE spike with a deeper price selloff in the near future?

Maybe the VIX's spike can benefit options traders after all... Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, March 8. The current trade war rhetoric is impossible to escape on ...