Stock investors and traders look for every subtle sign that can help them predict the future movements of stock prices. VIX and other volatility indices can help investors gauge market sentiment and ...

Miranda Marquit has been covering personal finance, investing and business topics for almost 15 years. She has contributed to numerous outlets, including NPR, Marketwatch, U.S. News & World Report and ...

VIX measures expected S&P 500 volatility, aiding short-term market outlooks. VIX surges hint at investor anxiety, predicting possible market drops. Though insightful, VIX often overestimates actual ...

The VIX index isn't the only forward implied volatility index. There are other indexes of different time frames ranging from 9 days to 1 year. They are called VIX9D, VIX3M, VIX6M, VIX1Y. Because of ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Baldwin covers investing, taxation and corporate finance. The market seems to be getting freaky. The S&P 500 was up 3.1% ...

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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 ...

Bitcoin BTC $68,917.49 volatility bulls may soon get their wish because seasonal patterns in Cboe's Volatility Index (VIX) suggest Wall Street is poised for increased turbulence. The VIX measures the ...