CBOE Market Volatility Index

The bulls are back in town today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 165 points, or 1.66%, to 10,151 near the close of trading. Not surprisingly, volatility is leaving the market as investors are less fearful of a double dip recession after today's second quarter GDP report. The report...

Stocks largely ended down Friday, but pared losses into the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 57 points today while the Nasdaq Composite (COMPQ) finished slightly higher by 0.8 points. Here is the Year-To-Date performance of the major U.S. averages: The Dow is down 2.06%. The...

Fear is gripping the markets today as the Dow (DJIA) is now down 265 points, or 2.50%, to 10,380. Investors seem to be worried over weaker than expected Chinese factory data and a bleak outlook offered by the FED yesterday. The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX), or "fear guage", is surging by 12....

The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) is down 1.16, or 4.64%, to 23.82 in early trading Monday. After spiking over 40 in May and over 30 in June the VIX has come down considerably. The VIX is the implied volatility on the S&P 500 (SPX) index options for the next 30 days. The VIX is often...

The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) is surging today as investors dump equities and flee to anything safe. The catalysts for today's selling were a disappointing May jobs report and fears of another debt crisis, this time in Hungary. The VIX, or fear guage, is up 5.28 points, or 17.92 percent,...

The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) was lower today despite equities also moving lower. The VIX fell to under 40 today closing after reaching 47 on Friday. Friday's level represented a 13-month high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) lost 126 points, or 1.24%, to close at 10,066. The VIX...

CNBC's Bob Pisani is reporting that traders are expecting choppier markets for the rest of 2010. This is somewhat of a surprise given the dramatic selloff in 2008 and then the dramatic comeback in 2009. The consensus was that 2010 would be a calmer year with slow and steady gains. Well, the...

The CBOE Market Volatility Index is at 42.82, its highest level in some 13 months. Wise investors say "let pessimism create value." While I don't know where the market will head in the next few trading sessions or the next few weeks, I can spot some values lurking out there. Skyworks Solutions (...

Fear rose once again in the market today as investors continue to worry about Europe's ability to contain its debt crisis and prevent it from spreading around the globe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is currently off 124 points, or 1.19 percents, to 10,386. The CBOE Market Volatility Index...

Volatility is leaving the market for now as the equity markets rally on a European bailout package. European leaders agreed to a nearly $1 trillion rescue plan late Sunday to avoid a major debt crisis. The U.S. Federal Reserve said it would also provide loans overseas. Investors fretted that if...