Latest Insights on VIX
Buy Low, Sell High: Low Volatility Means Stocks Should Gain May 4, 2017 Stocks The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX), aka the fear index, fell below 10 this week — its lowest level since February 2007.
Nervous Investors Move the Markets February 24, 2017 Trading Strategies The CBOE Volatility Index is a simple measure of S&P 500 option buying. When it's high, it signals that investors are hedging their portfolios for a crash.
The Best, Most Conservative Measure for Volatility: VIX Fear Index September 23, 2016 Trading Strategies Many investors are looking for ways to avoid the dangers of a market crash similar to 2008. The best, and most conservative, way is to follow the VIX — aka the fear index.
Protect Your Portfolio With a Broad-Market Put Option April 8, 2016 Trading Strategies Investors believe the economy is strong and that earnings are rebounding. This assumption couldn’t be further from the truth. Protect yourself from what could be the worst quarter since the Great Recession.
It’s All Thanks to the Fed January 22, 2016 Trading Strategies Stock markets around the world (and investors by default) are in an uproar ... and it's all thanks to the Fed...