The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), commonly known as the fear index, measures the market's expectation of short-term volatility ...
What it does: Tracks short-term VIX futures contracts. Why it matters now: The VIX has plummeted more than 65% since peaking in early April, leaving room for big upside potential if market jitters ...
Put buyers have resurfaced in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX), but once again, they seem to be on the wrong side of the things as we first noticed put buying in this ETN late last week ...
Since the tariff lows of April 2025, -1x Short VIX Futures ETF has rallied over +122%. Read why we consider SVIX a trading ...
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF (BATS:SVIX – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 10,468 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of ...
Volatility-linked ETFs that track VIX futures contracts were down sharply for the fourth straight session Tuesday as fear drains from the market after the Greek elections. iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term ...
Election-induced volatility may be peaking, making the SVIX ETF a buy as volatility is expected to decline post-election, benefiting from a return to contango. The SVIX ETF is designed to avoid past ...
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Volatility has carried over from 2025 into this year, yet markets continue to climb, seemingly brushing aside growing ...
This almost sounds like it could be the setup for an extremely niche markets joke. Several exchange-traded products that track swings in a popular Wall Street volatility gauge were themselves halted ...
Aiming to track the front-month VIX futures contracts, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (BATS: VIXY) offers direct exposure to short-term volatility. VIXY acts as a hedge against stock market ...