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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?

Even Calmer Waters Ahead for the VIX?

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

While volatility is expected to eventually head back north, short-term bears might consider this options trade.

Traders: Profit From Volatility With These VXX Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is soaring again. Bet on its eventual downfall with this bearish VXX trade.

Fear and Opportunity: The Trader’s Guide to the VIX Term Structure

By cwarder

Options Now – Gold and Silver, VIX and VXX

By Adam Warner

Investors trading SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) ETFs, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and its futures (NYSE: VXX).

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.

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.

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.

Stock Market Crash Alert: We’re on the Verge of a Major VIX Spike

By Michael A. Gayed

Multiple factors point to an upcoming spike in the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). This in turn could help trigger a stock market crash.

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

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

Taking past as prologue, you can expect the current fear and anxiety in the stock market to abate, sending the VIX tumbling and the S&P…

VIX Breaks Above 20 (and Could Stay There)

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor

A continued correction in stocks, including a pullback in Apple, could keep the VIX advancing beyond 20.

Cheap VIX and Moribund SPY Could Bounce

By Adam Warner

The VIX and its 10-Day realized volatility are both low but they could soon bounce higher.

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN (VXX): Dump This Spike

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician

Play the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN (VXX) while volatility soars in anticipation of the upcoming “Brexit” vote.

Predicting the Volatility of Volatility

By Randy Frederick

Randy Frederick discusses how to use volatility and the VIX in options trading.

Two Possible Signals From the VIX

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor

The recend drop below 30 may be bearish for now — but bullish for 2012 if it can stay there on the next market break.

Low Volatility Suggests Trouble Ahead

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist

Volatility measures, via short-term and long-term VIX indicators, hint at imminent pullback for stocks.

Do VIX ETNs Make Good Portfolio Hedges?

By Adam Warner

I typically complain about VXX and VXZ, but they can be useful hedges with certain options strategies.

Fear Index Alert: Why Is the VIX Spiking Today?

By David Moadel, InvestorPlace Contributor

Why would the VIX fear index spike even while job openings are on the rise? The answer has to do with the Federal Reserve’s likely…

Fear Index Can’t Even Get a Driver’s License

By Adam Warner

CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drifts down during expiration week.

Grown Men Tremble at Fear Gauge Close

By Adam Warner

The monthly settlement price of the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is confusing.

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY): Feed the Bear!

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor

The double-leveraged ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) is the perfect way to play a potential market selloff.

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