volatility index

The stock market just got a fresh jolt of turbulence, and traders are buckling up for more. Monday's rollercoaster session saw the S&P 500 index wipe out a staggering $1.5 trillion in value as trade war fears reignited. ETFs tracking the index closed lower: the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY)...

JPMorgan analysts are offering a fresh perspective on managing market volatility: betting on the VIX (volatility index) while trimming downside hedges on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY). Here's what they're suggesting and why. Elevated SPY Skew Reflects Investor Caution The S&P 500’s...

As options demand booms, market engineers are gearing up to offer a perplexing new way to bet on volatility. What To Know: According to a Bloomberg report, Cboe Global Markets is preparing to offer options tied to futures for the Cboe Volatility Index, which is already built using options. The ...

The CBOE Volatility Index, popularly known as the VIX, settled below the 14 mark for the first time in more than three years. What Happened: The VIX is one of the most commonly used measures of market sentiment and it is often used by traders as a tool for assessing risk. The VIX tracks the S&P...

A mysterious trader who goes by the name "50 Cent" seems to have returned to the market with a big bet that volatility will shoot up in the coming months. According to a Bloomberg report, the trader seems to have paid 50 cents each on 100,000 call options on the CBOE Volatility...

Key Takeaways: Optimism trade is back amid infrastructure, Fed bond-buying hopes Fed’s Powell to testify before the Senate starting later this morning Oracle earnings tonight follow yesterday’s strong results from Lennar (Tuesday Market Open) Major indices executed a 180-degree turn...

Key Takeaways The early focus remains on reopenings, worries about new Asian virus cases Crude gets a lift from Saudi plan to cut production further Consumer prices dropped 0.8% in April, in line with analysts’ expectations (Tuesday Market Open) Without many directions from overseas markets...

President Donald Trump's travel ban impacting Europe "solidified some of the fears" that the U.S. or global economy will soon hit a "pause button," KKM Financial's Jeff Kilburg said on CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange" Thursday.  The "velocity" of...

Benzinga’s Securities Lending Volatility Index (SLVX) Powered by Tidal Markets, is an indicator that forecasts stock market activity for broader indices and individual securities. To demonstrate the use of the SLVX as a stock market indicator, we show how changes in the SLVX predicted a -5....

The volatility index, also known as the "fear index," is intended to measure the implied forward 30-day volatility of the market by using at-the-money put and call option prices for certain stocks. But this begs an important question: how accurate is the index? What To Know The volatility...

Heading into Wednesday's session, Dow futures implied the stock market would open with another triple-digit loss. By midday, the Dow was up about 130 points to 25,045. The Experts James Liu, head of research at Clearnomics, and CNBC's Jim Cramer.  Liu: Long-Term Investors Should Be...

The stock market is full of multiple "fault lines" that will ultimately lead to an "earthquake on Wall Street," according to Carl Icahn, one of Wall Street's biggest names and founder of Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP). Icahn thinks the market can recover from the current...

A trader or institution has been hoarding call options on the volatility index for quite some time and earned themselves the nickname "50 Cent" as they bought large quantities of options, regardless of the duration or strike price, worth 50 cents a piece. At one point, the total value of call...

U.S. stocks have been extremely calm as of late with the Volatility Index trading near multidecade lows. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index gained or lost more than 1 percent in a single trading session just four times this year in 2017. But that doesn't mean it will stay this way forever. Stocks...

An unnamed trader (or institutional fund) dubbed '50 Cent' has been hoarding call options on the Volatility Index for months. The trader earned the nickname by entering the option market each day and buy call options on the "fear index" regardless of strike price and time duration...