Cross-asset volatilities declined across the board on the back of President-elect Trump’s nomination of Scott Bessent to Treasury secretary. The VIX Index fell to 13.5 last Friday - its lowest level ...

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When it comes to hedging, should investors favor VIX calls or S&P 500 Index puts? The question has become central as spikes in the Cboe Volatility Index have grown increasingly ephemeral. Consider ...

In a mid-June Barchart article on the VIX index, I wrote: The turbulent economic and geopolitical landscapes could cause the stock market to fall in the blink of an eye. Given the range since 2008 and ...

The average one-year price target for iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN - Corporate Bond (BATS:VXZ) has been revised to $64.66 / share. This is an increase of 15.63% from the prior ...

Short VIX Futures ETF has made changes to its strategy, making it more appealing to risk-averse investors, so I am changing my view from last year. The fund now employs hedges against a possible jump ...

The S&P 500’s options market has been buzzing as investors brace for uncertainties like recession fears and conflicting signals from central banks, particularly the Federal Reserve and the Bank of ...

This almost sounds like it could be the setup for an extremely niche markets joke. Several exchange-traded products that track swings in a popular Wall Street volatility gauge were themselves halted ...

India VIX, often referred to as the market’s “fear gauge,” measures the expected short-term volatility in the Indian equity ...

Wall Street's fear gauge — the VIX — spiked by the second biggest percentage in its history on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve jolted the stock market by saying it would dial back its ...

Traders are scrambling for protection early Monday, amid savage selling of technology shares. The CBOE VIX index, a measure of expected S&P 500 volatility that's known as Wall Street's fear gauge, is ...