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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.

Trade of the Day: iPath VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX)

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options

The VXX has not yet collapsed the way it would seem that it should — considering the decline of the underlying VIX — but it…

ProShares Funds Now Include New Volatility ETFs

By ETFguide

Two new VIX funds have been added by ProShares to play the volatility index.

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.

Using the VIX to Forecast the Market’s Direction

By Adam Warner

There’s a simple rule for determining if stocks are overbought or oversold.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

This Is What it Looks Like to Buy Stocks ‘When There’s Blood in the Streets’

By Luke Lango, InvestorPlace Senior Investment Analyst

It seems the data is screaming: If you’ve got time on your side, you should buy stocks hand over fist right now.

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.

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.

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.…

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?

Is the VIX Signaling a Market Top?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

The low VIX reading shows that investors are feeling very confident, but the short-term picture looks vulnerable.

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?

You Should Probably Just Ignore the VIX – Linkfest (July 23)

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor

Find out why the dreaded VIX shouldn’t be so dreaded and just how much people love Chipotle burritos in today’s InvestorPlace linkfest.

Stay Safe in a Volatile Market

By Adam Warner

Because the VIX moves in opposition to the market, that says we want to go long when VIX gets overbought.

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