ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market has had a sinister selloff as investors have become dispirited and depressed. Each time a rally occurs, their hopes of a recovery are quickly dashed as more panicked investors sell into the rally. But the volatility index could be sending us a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The CBOE Market Volatility Index or VIX is popular with traders as a measure of fear in the market. But given just how volatile it is, how can it be used as a stock market indicator?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the Volatility Index (VIX) forecasting the movement of the market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent runup in the stock market since the March lows still has the bulls giddy. But their bearish cohorts can make a pretty persuasive argument for a summer selloff in the stock market. Over the past couple of months, the S&P 500 has been busy c
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options, has something to say.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is in a constant state of motion, trading up and down, but using the VIX you can navigate the turns for low-risk trades with lots of profit potential.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In recent years, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has increased in importance and use as an indicator of market direction. This article demonstrates how the direction of tomorrow's change in the VIX might be determined by restructuring readily available m
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crowds are often wrong, particularly in the market. Use the CBOE Volatility Index to be on the right side.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the VIX telling us that the bailout plan will be passed by Congress? Is this plan an effective-enough Band-Aid?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The VIX is a volatility index registered by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) which has come to be known in the popular press as the fear index or the fear gauge.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Near-term action in both the VIX and SPX will likely determine whether current weakness in the market will continue.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bullish P-p-P pattern on the MACD histogram hints that volatility is on the rise. But market sentiment remains very bullish at these levels as the indexes make fresh highs, drawing the bulls into a false sense of security.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The VIX is known as the fear gauge and is a contrarian indicator. It is a yardstick that measures the markets expectations of near-term volatility. The recent low readings on the VIX suggests that there are too many bulls, which means that the buying pow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bollinger Bands are a brilliant tool that can be used to identify reversals, so using them with the VIX makes sense
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the VIX now telling us to be prepared?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The VIX and OEX are both approaching key price levels, which could dictate if the market sees a bounce in the near term or the January correction continues.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though pessimism is growing in the marketplace, the S&P 500 could see further weakness before putting in a temporary bottom.