Volatility soars, with VIX jumping to the highest level of 2024
The S&P VIX Index (VIX) traded at 18.62 in mid-afternoon action after topping 19 earlier in the session. On Friday afternoon, ...
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The VIX And VIXY ETF May Not Reflect The Market Risk
The VIX index has been around for decades, measuring the implied volatility of the S&P 500 stocks, the most diversified U.S. stock market index. Implied volatility is a consensus sentiment ...
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Dealers under pressure as traders pile into VIX calls
Hedging stock-market risk by buying VIX calls has become such a popular trade that it could turn into a destabilizing force, some strategists warn. More than 1 million call options on the Cboe ...
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VIX volatility gauge jumps to highest level since December as stocks extend selloff
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.