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 ...

Put buyers have resurfaced in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX), but once again, they seem to be on the wrong side of the things as we first noticed put buying in this ETN late last week ...

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 ...

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 ...

A low-cost Vanguard exchange-traded fund (ETF) ideally suited to this investment strategy is the FTSE All-World ex-US ETF ( ...

No trend lasts forever. Even the current bull market in gold will eventually fall victim to this adage. A question I’ve been hearing more often lately is why the precious metal continues to rally so ...

VXX is not suitable for long-term holding due to high roll costs and poor performance; it's only viable for short-term hedging. Market complacency is high, but historical data suggests significant ...

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