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 ...
Given the market volatility that ensued, the week following President Trump's Liberation Day (April 2nd) announcement will likely be well-remembered by most in the years to come. To the surprise of ...
The volatility market of 2026 is a far cry from the calm, suppressed environment of the late 2010s. We have entered what ...
Although they’re not designed as long-term investments, the performance of a pair of leveraged exchange traded products that invest in VIX futures contracts is shockingly bad in 2012. VelocityShares ...
Volatility-linked ETFs that track VIX futures contracts were down sharply for the fourth straight session Tuesday as fear drains from the market after the Greek elections. iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term ...
What it does: Tracks short-term VIX futures contracts. Why it matters now: The VIX has plummeted more than 65% since peaking in early April, leaving room for big upside potential if market jitters ...
Investors often panic during volatile markets, leading to poor decisions; current market volatility is historic, comparable to Covid and the Great Financial Crisis. The S&P VIX Index index measures ...
The ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF offers exposure to S&P 500 implied volatility, best suited for short-term tactical trading or hedging. VIXY tracks VIX futures, rolling contracts to maintain ...
A rout in the S&P 500 Index has boosted demand for short-term hedges, flipping the Cboe VIX Futures curve into a rare inversion. Traders who had been lining up options to hedge against a steep ...
The June futures contract for the Cboe Volatility index, known as the VIX, is jumping 17% to 21.95 early Friday as markets take a bearish turn following Israel's attack on Iran. The VIX measures the ...
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 ...
Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...