Explore the VIX, the go-to index for tracking S&P 500 volatility. Learn about its calculation and impact on your investment ...

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 Cboe Volatility Index — often called Wall Street's "fear gauge" — was climbing on Tuesday after stocks took a turn lower.

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 ...

Although stocks have been the top-performing asset class over the last century, based on average annual return, this doesn't mean the stock market moves from Point A to B in a straight line -- and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this article, we delve into the concept of volatility and explore intriguing opportunities to use it to our advantage. Generally, volatility refers to the magnitude of price fluctuations relative ...