The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is among the key factors many investors are focusing on now, more than they have in years.

The U.S. market currently is quite oversold, but oversold does not mean “buy.” Rather, we are still waiting on confirmed buy ...

The VIX surged 74% in December after the Federal Reserve surprised the market by suggesting it would pause cuts to interest ...

Wall Street’s fear gauge jumped Monday after President Donald Trump confirmed that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take ...

Traders appeared to monetize — that is, take profits —from put options tied to the S&P 500, as the index’s latest struggles ...

The rise in volatility has been very gradual amid a market slump that had one-day price action like there is no tomorrow.

You pay a premium for the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a stock at a specific price (called the strike price) by a specific date (the expiration date). The VIX is calculated from ...

A cool inflation reading from the Labor Department outweighed the deteriorating trade war, sending U.S. stocks higher ...

U.S. stock market correction presents investment opportunities in high-growth companies Market fluctuations signal potential ...

A gauge of anxiety in the U.S. stock market was falling from Friday afternoon, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell seemed to calm investor fears about the economy. The Cboe Volatility Index, which ...

The VIX is a fear index that tends to move higher during significant stock market corrections and lower when equity prices rise. Options are price insurance, and the demand for put and call ...

Stocks may have taken a big tumble Thursday and be headed back on Friday. Nevertheless, the market’s fear gauge has been ...