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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) jumped to a four-year high on Monday, sending VIX ETFs surging amid a broad stock selloff. Volatility ETFs do not mirror the VIX because they hold VIX futures contracts ...

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 ...

Stock investors and traders look for every subtle sign that can help them predict the future movements of stock prices. VIX and other volatility indices can help investors gauge market sentiment and ...

The S&P VIX Index is known to spike during fear and panic, but market efficiency and safety have been increasing, which should limit the upside. The rise of more precise tools for hedging risk ...

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 ...

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 ...