The buy-to-open (BTO) call/put volume ratio jumped above five for the first time since just before the pandemic There was a buying spree on Cboe Market Volatility index (VIX) call options recently.

“The situation at present adds a layer of complexity in assessing risk since the SPX is trading back below the 24-month moving average after May's monthly close above it. A close below 3,850 would ...

Because VIX calls are based on VIX futures instead of the more volatile “spot” VIX, in the past I suggested that it would be easier to hedge a portfolio against a “black swan” stock market decline ...

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is among the key factors many investors are focusing on now, more than they have in years. That's because for the better part of the past five years (since the onset of ...

With 2017 in the rear-view mirror, we can look back and observe that short VIX strategies rank as one of the most profitable strategies of the year. The S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Inverse Daily ...

Right now, the prospect of escalating geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has many investors running for the hills. But in fact, Wall Street’s famous ‘fear gauge’ – the VIX – is signaling that ...