Here’s the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY), the ETF I use most often to try to hedge against sudden market ...

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 ...

Wall Street's fear gauge may not be so scary if you have an eye toward long-term investing. A key market fear indicator, the CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX), recently had its biggest three-day spike of ...

Sometimes, experiences in the stock market may feel like a long, unpredictable road trip through Texas: One minute, it's bumper-to-bumper chaos, and in the thick of it, using your blinkers may even be ...

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 ...

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 ...

One trading indicator that is very popular during moments of market uncertainty is the CBOE Volatility index, which is sometimes known as Vix or even called the “fear index”. Vix is calculated from ...

Thursday saw the market's largest drop in more than a year. The infamous fear index, or "the VIX," colloquially known amongst those who trade it, saw a large intraday spike of just over 14%. The index ...

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 ...