Simplifying VIX: How This Index Tracks Market Volatility

Explore the VIX, the go-to index for tracking S&P 500 volatility. Learn about its calculation and impact on your investment ...
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Using VIX butterflies as a tactical volatility hedge

Market volatility is as low as we’ve seen in the last six months as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index. VIX is a ...

Defensive Positioning Beneath A Calm Vol Market

While the VIX index ended last week unch’d at 14.5%, there were notable changes underneath the index surface. Read more here.
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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

What it does: Tracks short-term VIX futures contracts. Why it matters now: The VIX has plummeted more than 65% since peaking in early April, leaving room for big upside potential if market jitters ...

It’s rare for the S&P 500 and the VIX to post gains on the same day. Here’s why it just happened.

The stock market has been climbing despite rising geopolitical tensions after the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás ...

SVIX: The Market Is Too Complacent (Rating Downgrade)

Since the tariff lows of April 2025, -1x Short VIX Futures ETF has rallied over +122%. Read why we consider SVIX a trading ...
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Falling VIX shows traders' calmer mood

Activity in the index options market suggests the anxiety surrounding the recent market swoon has dissipated significantly. The CBOE VIX index, an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility ...
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Trading the VIX, the Fear Index: Development and Optimization of a Trading System

In this article, we delve into the concept of volatility and explore intriguing opportunities to use it to our advantage. Generally, volatility refers to the magnitude of price fluctuations relative ...
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How ETF Traders Can Use The VIX Index

Investors and traders alike have surely run across the Volatility Index, commonly referred to as the VIX, in headlines from time to time. Many are quick to overlook this valuable indicator since they ...
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Wall Street's Volatility Index (VIX) Has Done This 21 Times in the Last 35 Years -- and It Has a Perfect Track Record of Forecasting Future Stock Moves

Although stocks have been the top-performing asset class over the last century, based on average annual return, this doesn't mean the stock market moves from Point A to B in a straight line -- and the ...
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VIX index near lows of the year as market absorbs Nvidia results without drama

Some of the implied volatility cost component of S&P 500 options is bleeding away now that Nvidia's results are in the rear view mirror. This is helping push the Cboe Volatility index, or VIX as its ...
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CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): What Does It Measure in Investing?

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...