The VIX index, often called the “fear gauge,” is a powerful tool for investors, whether you’re just starting out or have been managing your portfolio for years. Understanding the VIX can ...

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is among the key factors many investors are focusing on now, more than they have in years. That’s because for the better part of the past five years (since the ...

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 ...

The VIX, is an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility that's known as Wall Street's fear gauge. Its long-run average is about 19. Skip to main content ...

The CBOE VIX index, the option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility that's known as Wall Street's fear gauge, has eased back slightly from the highs seen during the latest market sell-off.

The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, climbed to 22.78 on Monday. That is its highest closing level since the day after the Federal Reserve’s December meeting, when the central bank’s wait-and ...

At the time I’m writing this, the volatility index (VIX) closely watched by many investors is trading above 25, a key level many in the market attribute to heightened investor uncertainty.

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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