Investors may still be pouring money into artificial intelligence, but one closely watched market indicator suggests they’re ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Volatility is a fascinating topic primarily because change is constant, but the rate of change is not. This year has been fraught with adjustments in capital markets. The most significant changes have ...

Stock investors and traders look for every subtle sign that can help them predict the future movements of stock prices. VIX and other volatility indices can help investors gauge market sentiment and ...

The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Future ETN offers retail investors exposure to S&P 500 volatility via front-month VIX futures. Due to the negative roll effect in contango markets, VXX is ...

The volatility index (VIX) is often called the fear gauge, but that label sells it short for the people who actually use it. For RIAs and advisors, the VIX is a daily reference point for pricing ...

Investors tend to shy away from volatility, as market declines typically correlates with incurring losses in a portfolio. While the desire to reduce risk is completely understandable during bear ...

Historically, episodes of elevated market volatility have been more closely associated with sell-offs, as concentrated selling and market-maker retrenchment are more likely to drain liquidity. As ...

Option buyers should be wary when implied volatility appears to be running much higher than historical Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an ...

This strategy has had a good track record. During the trailing 15- and 10-year periods through March 2016, this fund's underlying index generated about 400 basis points of annualized outperformance ...

Volatility trading is different from other types of trading, yet it can be a profitable form of playing the stock market for those interested in pursuing it. Everyday trading tends to focus on the ...