SPX

Is This the End of VIX Downtrend?

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moved in the last week in a range of over 30 and down to 20.

Prepare for Aftershocks With Call Verticals

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Prepare for aftershocks to the recent stock market rally with a call option vertical spread on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).

3 Reasons You Should Sell This Rally

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor
It looks like the S&P 500 is at a prime selling point, and another retest of the 1,250 level is coming.

VIX Not Signaling Panic – Yet

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is testing its highs after a two-year downtrend.

Nifty 50-Day MA Signals S&P 500 Moves

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The 50-day moving average has become an important market-reversal indicator for stock market chartists.

Charts Show Bear Wedges Form in SPX, VIX

By J.W. Jones
The charts of indices CBOE S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) and the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) show a market sell off.

QE II Has Had a Positive Effect on the Market

By Nick Atkeson and Andrew Houghton
The Federal Reserve policy of Quantitative Easing II has helped to send the stock market higher. The question is what will happen when it ends in June.

SPX Options Undergo a Metamorphosis

By Mark Wolfinger
The S&P 500 Index option (CBOE: SPX) is a popular product that will become more popular when it shifts to afternoon settlement from morning settlement.

VIX Rises Quickly as Market Tanks

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rose rapidly as the broad stock market fell. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Lorillard (NYSE: LO) saw busy options trading.

CBOE Buy Speculation Tops Options Action

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading mild but takeover speculations drives action in CBOE, and high volume spreads laid out in Ford (NYSE: F), and SPDR Financial Select (NYSE: XLF).

VIX is Back as Delta, Ford See Options Action

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading was busy as the broad market fell. CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), F (NYSE: F) and Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) top the active list.

Oil, S&P 500 Uptrend Indicates Bear Time

By
The S&P 500 Index is trading above its 200-, 50-, and 20-day moving averages, suggesting the market is too high and due for a sell-off or consolidation.
Load More