Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge was rising Tuesday morning, jumping above its 50-day moving average to suggest near-term ...

Trading Strategy on VIX Futures (@VX) This strategy focuses on the VIX Futures (@VX), traded on the CBOE in Chicago, with the VIX Index as its underlying asset.

UVIX suffers from decay, high fees, and limited VIX tracking, making it suitable only for short-term use during volatility ...

SVOL's shift from Treasuries to equities has increased volatility, hurting NAV and income stability despite high yields. Find ...

Hedge funds and large speculators were net short futures tied to the VIX by roughly 92 786 contracts in the week through ...

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), commonly known as the fear index, measures the market's expectation of short-term volatility among stocks. Based on S&P 500 index options with near-term expiration ...

One of the latest cautionary warnings on the sentiment side relates to hedge fund positioning on Cboe Volatility Index (VIX -- 15.36) futures, who are known as large speculators in the weekly ...

Because VIX futures provide exposure to volatility independent of market direction, they facilitate both risk management and alpha-generation volatility strategies.

The Cboe Volatility index is jumping more than 6% to 17.1 as U.S. investors return from the Labor Day break in a sour mood. A broad surge in global government bond yields is rattling traders and ...

However, the opportunities inherent in VIX ETPs don't negate the fact that they do carry significant risk, and are not for those with a longer-term investment strategy or low risk tolerance.