This article was updated on September 20, 2017, and was originally published on August 22, 2016. The VIX volatility index is a mathematical calculation, not a stock, so it cannot be invested in ...

VIX measures expected S&P 500 volatility, aiding short-term market outlooks. VIX surges hint at investor anxiety, predicting possible market drops. Though insightful, VIX often overestimates actual ...

Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...

So you want to be a CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rock 'n' roll star? Just don't leave a position open heading into expiration. Your odds are probably better playing daily fantasy sports head-to-head vs ...

The primary determinant of put and call option premiums is implied volatility, or the price variance the market expects over a coming period. The VIX index is a compilation of the implied volatility ...

Well, on one hand, it wouldn't matter at all. VIX futures and options cash settle, but it's not based on an actual VIX quote. Rather, it's a calculated VIX based on the implied volatility of all the ...

The VIX index is often called the “fear gauge.” But it may be more accurately described as a gauge of suppression, not fear. When volatility is being sold, the VIX can stay low even as risks build ...

The stock market’s "fear gauge" jumped Monday after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating. The Cboe Volatility Index, which trades under the ticker symbol VIX, was up 13% on Monday ...

Volatility-linked ETFs were up sharply on Friday, as market anxiety intensified, pushing the widely watched Cboe Volatility Index close to levels typically associated with extreme investor fear. The ...

Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge was dropping Friday as investors cheered Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech at an annual gathering of central bankers in Wyoming. The Cboe ...