The S&P VIX Index (VIX) traded at 18.62 in mid-afternoon action after topping 19 earlier in the session. On Friday afternoon, ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, an options-based gauge of expected volatility in the S&P 500 widely known by its trading symbol, VIX, jumped Monday morning to its highest level since December.

The VIX reached the highest level this year relative to Europe’s VStoxx Index and the HSCEI Volatility Index of the biggest Chinese companies traded in Hong Kong.

U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday after President Donald Trump temporarily pulled back on most tariffs, deescalating trade war ...