The stock market has been climbing despite rising geopolitical tensions after the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás ...

Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge was edging higher Monday but remained at historically low levels following the capture of ...

Since the tariff lows of April 2025, -1x Short VIX Futures ETF has rallied over +122%. Read why we consider SVIX a trading ...

The Cboe Volatility Index — which is often referred to as "Wall Street's fear gauge" — was trading 3.7% higher on Friday, ...

Consumer and business confidence readings were sanguine, with investors anticipating deregulation, lower taxes, and maybe a reasonable dose of increased tariffs. “Normal” was the word. The VIX ranged ...

Despite tariff fears, geopolitical tensions and AI bubble concerns weighing on markets in 2025, the S&P 500 posted solid double-digit growth, gaining about 17% last year. However, volatility remains ...

SVOL typically shorts between 20% and 30% of its portfolio across the VIX futures term structure, greatly limiting downside risk compared to other products with more exposure. SVOL allocates 2% to 4% ...

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 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 ...

Two exchange-traded products designed to return the inverse of the VIX imploded at the close of futures trading on Monday, losing $3 billion in value.