The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rocketed to 52.3 on April 8 as investors processed the shockingly severe tariffs announced by President Trump on "Liberation Day." The VIX has only closed above 50 on ...

Wall Street’s “fear gauge” was soaring on Monday as last week’s stock-market selloff deepened. At one point, the gauge did something that it hasn’t done since the depths of the financial crisis. While ...

Market volatility made a sharp comeback Thursday, with the CBOE Volatility Index – commonly called the VIX or Wall Street's fear gauge – closing 11.4% higher to 26.3 levels, as concerns around ...

Wall Street's fear gauge may not be so scary if you have an eye toward long-term investing. A key market fear indicator, the CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX), recently had its biggest three-day spike of ...

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) rocketed to 52.3 on April 8 as investors reacted to the "Liberation Day" tariffs announced by President Trump days earlier. The VIX has closed above 50 on only 75 days ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, known commonly as Wall Street's fear gauge, was jumping early Thursday, as investor angst over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war pushed stock-index futures sharply ...

Trading VIX (Volatility Index) options requires understanding their unique structure, as they track the implied volatility of the S&P 500 over the next 30 days rather than a specific underlying asset.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) declined 12% in five trading days in early April, erasing more than $6 trillion from the U.S. stock market. The crash was caused by the surprisingly severe tariffs ...