VIX

Keeping Your Trading Head in a Crazy Market

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Take these pointers to heart about how you can keep your head when everyone is losing theirs.

Panic Seizes the Markets – What Now?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
It may be time to stand aside until we see if the market can stabilize.

5 VIX Funds for Fear-Riddled Markets

By InvestorPlace Contributor
With markets and investors in a frenzy, these five funds have been making astonishing moves.

Why We Haven’t Seen the End of This Sell-Off

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With no evidence of any meaningful buying, the near-term direction is lower.

Relief Rally Could Provide Bulls a Quick Trade

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
We have reached serious short-term oversold levels that should lead to a rally of a few hundred basis points.

Options Volatility Not Leaving Anytime Soon

By Adam Warner
It's clear that investor fear won't subside quickly.

Market Should Keep Going Up Until …

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
After seven days down, the rebound may last till Friday’s jobs numbers are released

Two Oil Stocks to Soothe Your Debt Ceiling Anxiety

By Richard Band
Oil has rallied off the June lows with Occidental Petroleum and Canadian Oil Sands offering great buys for bargain hunters

Why Traders Shouldn’t Be Spooked by Sell-off

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite yesterday’s sell-off, the path of least resistance for stocks is still up.

Do VIX Futures Undercut the Fear Gauge?

By Adam Warner
Institutional traders debate whether the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is undercut by the futures that trade against it.

VIX Is Back in Black in 10-Day Rally

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has moved up more than 30% in the last 10 trading days.

Not Enough Fear in the VIX Fear Gauge

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) may be accurately pricing in the fear that is roiling the markets this summer.

Go for Gold with Miners GDX

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Consider Weekly and long-term options on the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX).

3 Ways to Play Cheap GLD Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Low volatility in the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) offers several profit opportunities for option traders.

2 Most Likely Scenarios for Stocks

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
If a healthy pullback does not occur, then stocks are likely to idle for the next few days.

If Stocks Go Idle, Should Options?

By Adam Warner
The proposed “limit up limit down” volatility curb would pause stocks but keep options trading.

Volatility ETFs: The Worst Trade Around

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Being right may not be enough with these investment vehicles.

Use Gold to Foil the Crisis Summer

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Use options on the SPDR Gold Trust and the CBOE Volatility Index to profit from problems bedeviling the markets.

Futures Show Muggy July for VIX

By Adam Warner
The iPath S&P 500 VIX Term Futures (NYSE: VXX) imploded as the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) fell.
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