Consumer and business confidence readings were sanguine, with investors anticipating deregulation, lower taxes, and maybe a reasonable dose of increased tariffs. “Normal” was the word. The VIX ranged ...

Just kidding, you can’t, but this is not to say that VIX and volatility data isn’t meaningful. This complimentary article from Options Profits was originally published on June 28. Don’t risk missing ...

NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Renewed appetite for stocks is helping to drive investors' interest in volatility-linked options that could buffer their portfolios against stock swings, putting those ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Judging by the way hedge funds have been betting on Wall Street, they see U.S. stock market volatility remaining low, but it may not be that simple. CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) ...

On July 9 we wrote an article on the VIX that identified a high probability trading setup. Today, we are again seeing that familiar setup. Similar to that July time period, negative news headlines and ...

Data suggests there’s nothing out of the ordinary as far as how the VIX is reacting to market moves at the moment Last Wednesday, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) fell over 2% after closing near an all-time ...

It continues its slow and steady rise higher, settling above 17 last week. This was on the heels of another slightly rough week for the S&P 500. Yet, many traders will say, "So what?" The VIX at 17 is ...

If only those traders had a DeLorean to transport them into the future so they could have seen the VIX close. Setting that aside, it is kind of shocking to see how these VIX calls ended up. These ...

Picking the top is not something any of us can do well, but taking profits is. . It continues its slow and steady rise higher, settling above 17 last week. This was on the heels of another slightly ...

SPY has started a bearish move down, forming a bearish pattern of lower highs and lower lows. High interest rates are affecting certain sectors and overvalued stocks like Apple may see a drop in price ...