'There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for stocks post-election and the VIX will be one way we monitor U.S. equities into year end,' says DataTrek Research's Nicholas Colas The recent surge in stocks ...
Stocks are volatile. That much is understood by most investors, but what exactly is volatility and how is it measured for the overall stock market? You may have seen references to something called the ...
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 ...
We explore the recent performance of the VIX to ascertain if its behavior has altered fundamentally and if the VIX is still a reliable proxy for implied volatility. Some attribute the low VIX to the ...
The U.S. stock market is struggling, but you may still want to give the bulls the benefit of the doubt. That’s the conclusion I draw from a landmark study into using volatility as a market-timing ...
Market volatility is starting to pick as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index. VIX is a real-time index that represents the market expectation for near-term volatility in the S&P 500 index.
The Cboe Volatility Index hasn't been this low in months - which means it may be a good time for investors to hedge against future volatility The stock market has been acting jubilantly over the past ...
2022 was one of the worst years for stocks in decades, yet the VIX topped early in the year despite significant June and October swoons. Recently, acute concerns about a banking crisis have barely ...
Options are pricing in less volatility than normal for the S&P 500 The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has been trudging higher recently. The index is now up about 7.5% over last month’s low, and up 16% off the ...
The recent surge in stocks on the heels of the U.S. election has so far coincided with a drop in Wall Street’s fear gauge, as investors watch market volatility for clues as to whether the rally will ...
The stock market has been acting jubilantly over the past month, with the S&P 500 up about 6% since the U.S. election and all three major U.S. stock indexes trading near all-time highs. Throughout the ...