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 ...

iPath® Series B S&P 500® VIX Short-Term Futures™ ETN from Barclays is up 26% since mid-February but is not a buy-and-hold; it's for hedging and speculation. VXX's gains are driven by front ...

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 ...

Westend61 / Getty Images Some of the most commonly used tools to gauge relative levels of stock market volatility are the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), the average true range (ATR), and Bollinger ...

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 ...