Heard of the VIX, but not quite sure what it means? We’ll give you the basics on this popular volatility index.

The VIX is a widely watched metric that tracks expected volatility in the stock market. How you can use it to gauge potential market turning points.

While the stock-market rout is accelerating around the world, measures of risk indicate the US is leading the way.

The VIX attempts to measure volatility over the next 30 days, but it doesn’t do so precisely. A VIX level of 25 doesn’t mean that volatility will average 25 percent over the next month or so.

It is wise for investors “to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful,” according to ...

Trump's tariffs have led to a significant stock market selloff. This new trade war is adversely affected corporate ...

Global markets on Thursday were severely rattled by President Donald Trump’s historic tariff announcement, which threatens to ...

Investors are looking for signs the selling in the U.S. stock market may have reached a crescendo, but say that the check ...

Moreover, it is notable that even recessions do not result in vertical down moves in the markets, but sell-offs followed by retracement action. If we look at the VIX in 2022, we can see how well ...

VIX-related ETFs are popular tools for hedging against market turbulence or speculating on changes in volatility. With the VIX sinking, inverse volatility ETFs are posting gains, while long ...

As Wall Street heads into a new quarter, a flurry of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are set to go into effect. That has traders on edge and has helped put US stocks in their worst first-quarter ...