The market took a huge hit last week, with the S&P 500 Index down about 6.5%. It makes you forget the index was up over 5% the week before. With the huge swings in the market recently, I thought it ...

The stock market has been climbing despite rising geopolitical tensions after the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás ...

We just witnessed the biggest VIX put-buying surge since 2015 During calendar year 2017, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) averaged a daily reading of 11.09 -- considerably lower than its daily average ...

The CBOE Volatility Index ended yesterday's session just off its lows as the S&P 500 pushed higher into the close. The VIX was down 2.52 points, or 10.2 percent, to 22.15. The VIX and the SPX usually ...

How options traders are playing equities and the VIX after last week's stock market mayhem After last week's short-lived -- but dramatic -- stock market sell-off, a couple of the options trading ...

VIX put spreaders were active, rolling September into October expiry. Stocks failed to hold onto gains, as the market struggled to find direction all session. Technology, health care and consumer ...

SVOL typically shorts between 20% and 30% of its portfolio across the VIX futures term structure, greatly limiting downside risk compared to other products with more exposure. SVOL allocates 2% to 4% ...

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Cross-asset volatilities declined across the board on the back of President-elect Trump’s nomination of Scott Bessent to Treasury secretary. The VIX Index fell to 13.5 last Friday - its lowest level ...