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VIX Offshoot XIV Takes Bumpy Ride to Top

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) offshoot VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSE: XIV) has returned 82% to investors.

Options Focus – Apple Bites, VIX-Lite

By Adam Warner

A focus on the options market for Thursday shows Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) busy heading into expiration Friday while traders bet the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)…

The VIX Is Approaching Historic Lows. Here’s What You Should Be Buying Now.

By Michael A. Gayed

With the volatility index near record lows, investors should be positioning themselves defensively ahead of a potential VIX spike.

Play the VIX Super Spike With SPY ETF Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

The fear-driven VIX super spike has boosted SPY ETF option premiums. Use bull put spreads to profit.

3 Stocks to Sell Ahead of the Coming VIX Spike

By Gabriel Osorio-Mazzilli, InvestorPlace Contributor

As the VIX’s cycle begins to creep upward, investors would be wise to bail on these stocks to sell before their volatility destroys returns.

An Option Trade to Play the Yin and ‘Yang’ of Yahoo!

By Stutland Volatility Group

Someone apparently is expecting a major move in the VIX or at least a major volatility pop in the VIX options.

Should You Buy the VIX Spike?

By Chris Johnson, CEO, Johnson Research Group

The VIX has gained 20% in the past two days, but this could be a bullish sign for the broader market.

Quiet VIX Reflects Broad Market

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has been quiet lately, just like the broader market.

Stay Sharp When VIX Is High

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

A rally in the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) can mean a troubled market but rarely a meltdown.

What ‘the Fear Indicator’ Tells Us Now

By John Nyaradi, InvestorPlace Contributor

Looking at the VIX today we see mixed short- and long-term signals, and the latter are hinting at a rising stock market in the future.

5 Lessons Learned From VIX ETFs

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management

VIX ETFs offer traders a chance to play greed and volatility, but they’re only for advanced traders willing to shoulder a lot of risk.

VIX Concepts often Miss the Volatility Boat

By Adam Warner

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) moves in opposition to the market, with a roughly -.66 correlation. Implied volatility is currently high compared with historic volatility.

3 Best Funds to Profit From Volatility

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

With the VIX now above its most recent high of 21.44 in February, the mutual funds, ETFs and ETNs that invest in volatility are jumping.…

VIX Index Today: Could Latest Drop Signal a Stock Market Rise?

By Bret Kenwell, InvestorPlace Contributor

The fall in the VIX index has it trading at its lowest level since January 13, 2022, one full year ago. Here’s what to know.

It’s a Veritable VIX-plosion

By Adam Warner

But does the big move up actually mean anything?

Is Now the Right Time for a VIX ETF?

By Condor Options

As options volatility makes more and more headlines, could this index-tracking fund make sense?

What’s the VIX Trying to Voice?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst

I believe that the reason for declining VIX numbers isn’t lower fear but an increase in total capitulation.

Watch VIX for Big Up Move Today

By Adam Warner

Looming weekends brings buyers to the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX). Consider going long the Fear Gauge.

3 Best Funds to Leverage Market Volatility

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

While the bulls and bears duke it out, you can sit ringside and win with the best funds that leverage volatility. Here are three funds…

Rising Stock Market Volatility: A Sign of the Times

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Stock market volatility ain’t what it used to be. Unlike recent years, the VIX has been up consistently. Here’s what that means to investors

With VIX This Low, What You Need to Know

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

Is the current sub-16 VIX saying it’s “time to go”? A closer look at some recent history says, not necessarily. But the caution flag is…

What Makes the Latest VIX Product Different

By Adam Warner

Most VIX products have a fatal flaw that makes long-term holding dangerous, but the new inverse VIX ETN may be different.

Trade SPX Options Amid an Overblown VIX

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

VIX jumps re-inflate depressed option premiums, increasing the potential profits for all sorts of option-selling strategies. Consider these SPX options.

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures TM ETN (VXX): The Quick Guide to VXX

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures TM ETN (VXX) offers exposure to the volatility of the “fear index”. Is VXX right for you?

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