The Cboe Volatility Index ($VIX) is Wall Street's fear gauge, and when it spikes, traders take notice. With uncertainty surging, options-based strategies become ...

Volatility, which refers to the propensity of a security's price to move higher or lower, has several key concepts within the realm options trading. Implied volatility (IV) heavily influences the ...

Volatility roared back in recent weeks amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy and growing anxiety about a slowing U.S. economy. The volatility level represented by the CBOE Volatility Index, ...

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 ...

With the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) fluctuating around 30, a level that indicates moderately high market stress, investors are looking at a well-timed entry in volatility-targeting exchange-traded ...

The April futures contract on the Cboe Volatility Index expires Wednesday, and such events can prove "a fulcrum for risk," says Jonathan Krinsky, technical strategist at BTIG. The index is an ...

Implied volatility on the S&P 500 is falling while volatility in key stocks is rising, pushing 1-month implied correlations to historic lows. This recurring volatility trade accurately predicted sharp ...

The Cboe Volatility index is trading just above the 17 level, below its long-term average of 19.5%, as stocks once again eye record levels. The VIX, as it is known, measures expected S&P 500 ...