I asked if the VIX was still too low in a late October 2024 Barchart article. After rising to the 65.72 level on August 5, 2024, the VIX fell below the 19 level when I concluded: VIXY could be a ...

Increasing volatility quickly followed by decreasing volatility: it’s the sort of thing that typically keeps Wall Street on edge. The early August selling was more extreme than usual, as measured by ...

The VIX index reflects the implied volatility of put and call options on the stocks in the S&P 500 index. Implied volatility is the consensus expectation of future price variance. Since options are ...

The CBOE Volatility Index opened over 2% higher on Monday, in tandem with the S&P 500 Index, which was edging up about 0.2% amid the likelihood of a recession continuing to increase. While the S&P 500 ...

The stock market’s volatility gauge was rising Monday, the day before U.S. election day. “With the polls so close between two completely different candidates, it’s understandable to see elevated ...

If December’s lows are broken during the first quarter of a new year, a bear market often follows.

The MoneyShow Chart of the Day shows the level of the VIX throughout April. The index closed as high as 52.33 on Apr. 8. That came after it hit an intraday high of 60.13 a day earlier. The average VIX ...