Discover four strategic ways to trade the VIX using ETFs and ETNs. Learn to manage volatility for better investment decisions and portfolio hedging.

Bollinger Bandwidth is one of the few technical indicators that measures volatility. Most indicators use price and attempt to identify trend changes. Bollinger Bandwidth measures how strong the recent ...

Gold ($GLD) and silver ($SLV) prices started the year relatively steady after delivering their strongest annual gains since ...

Stocks can be volatile for many reasons, and one of them is the question of future corporate earnings growth. "While earnings uncertainty is not a sufficient condition for market volatility, it does ...

The VIX ended last week just above 16, bringing it to its highest level in 2024. What does this tell us about investor sentiment, and how does this compare to previous market cycles? Let’s take a ...

High frequency indicators can give us a nearly up-to-the-moment view of the economy. The metrics are divided into long leading, short leading, and coincident indicators. All time frames: long leading, ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, also known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, fell 5.6% Monday to a 12-month low. The benchmark ended ...

Some of the most commonly used tools to gauge relative levels of stock market volatility are the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), ...

Gold's volatility rise in 2025 but from a low base, back to normal levels. Despite the rise, adding gold to a diversified ...

The stock market's volatility gauge is signaling a trough in the S&P 500. Futures for the CBOE Volatility Index indicated more uncertainty about the near term than longer term. Such backwardation is ...