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 ...

The Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) ended April with a 15.7% monthly gain. It was the largest monthly move (either direction) in more than a decade. Into the second week of May, NDX has tacked on another 4.5% ...

Rising tensions in the Middle East have renewed investor interest in volatility ETFs, which are designed to increase in value as expected market volatility rises. VIX-linked ETFs track short-term ...

As we emerge from the pandemic, we do so having changed profoundly in light of the experiences of the past two years. Capital markets are no different. They, too, have emerged quite different than ...

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 ...

Statistically, volatility is related to the movement of both positive returns and negative returns. In the context of the equity markets, volatility is often discussed when stocks decline. When they ...

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 ...