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SVXY is a high-risk ETF designed to deliver -0.5x the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. Read why I rate SVXY as a Hold.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has been hitting new record highs, recently closing above 6,400 for the first time ever. But beneath the celebration of all-time highs lies a quieter signal: the Cboe ...
VIX-related ETFs offer asymmetric return potential, especially with current volatility levels well below historical averages, ...
Hedge funds and large speculators were net short futures tied to the VIX by roughly 92 786 contracts in the week through ...
Safe-haven commodities, such as gold, silver, and occasionally platinum, serve as financial anchors. Their low tie to specific economies makes them reliable when stock markets falter. Gold, or XAU, ...
With signs of generally extended positioning within equities, investors are debating the most effective way to protect gains ...
Retail traders' behavior in moments of stress may hold the key to building a forward-looking volatility index that regulators ...
After studying what tends to happen to stocks after the VIX spikes to such levels, Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek, said it could be used as a signal to buy the market.
The April futures contract on the Cboe Volatility Index expires Wednesday, and such events can prove "a fulcrum for risk," says Jonathan Krinsky, technical strategist at BTIG. The index is an ...
Wall Street’s fear gauge is heading skyward. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, recently stood over 10% higher at about 50. It had jumped above 60 in earlier trading Monday. There have been only ...
The S&P 500 ended higher Tuesday as U.S. markets decided to ignore President Donald Trump’s latest confrontation with the ...