Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Discover how the Cboe SKEW Index assesses market volatility and perceived tail-risk in the S&P 500, despite its limitations as a predictive tool.

The Cboe Volatility Index, better known as the VIX or Wall Street's "fear gauge," has bounced back above 20 on Friday as ...

Stocks are volatile. That much is understood by most investors, but what exactly is volatility and how is it measured for the overall stock market? You may have seen references to something called the ...

The VIX is on a streak of trading below 20 The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has been in a steady uptrend for several months now. Naturally, this has led to a subdued CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). In case you’re ...

Given the market volatility that ensued, the week following President Trump's Liberation Day (April 2nd) announcement will likely be well-remembered by most in the years to come. To the surprise of ...

The S&P 500 VIX futures spiked over 5%. ・The economic calendar of the day is empty due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The VIX by itself isn't predictive. It gains predictive value when its implied volatility is compared to actual market volatility. Moments when implied volatility exceeds real volatility by 10 units ...

Sometimes, experiences in the stock market may feel like a long, unpredictable road trip through Texas: One minute, it’s bumper-to-bumper chaos, and in the thick of it, using your blinkers may even be ...

The S&P 500 Index is again pushing to regular new all-time highs. The VIX Index has been crushed back into the 9s. A short-term tactical volatility long again may be attractive. The S&P 500 has ...

The CBOE VIX index is 13.1, its lowest since July, as investors show they are sanguine about stocks at record highs. The measure, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, is derived form the cost of options ...