Stocks are volatile. That much is understood by most investors, but what exactly is volatility and how is it measured for the overall stock market? You may have seen references to something called the ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Future ETN offers retail investors exposure to S&P 500 volatility via front-month VIX futures. Due to the negative roll effect in contango markets, VXX is ...

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN is downgraded to a "Sell" due to elevated volatility pricing and historical price decay. VXX is best used for short-term volatility trades, but ...

Pair traders hunting for an edge might want to focus on a little-known gauge tied to bitcoin BTC $88,605.45 and the S&P 500. That gauge is the spread between Volmex’s BVIV – the 30-day implied ...

Aiming to track the front-month VIX futures contracts, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (BATS: VIXY) offers direct exposure to short-term volatility. VIXY acts as a hedge against stock market ...

Bitcoin BTC $87,865.04 volatility bulls may soon get their wish because seasonal patterns in Cboe's Volatility Index (VIX) suggest Wall Street is poised for increased turbulence. The VIX measures the ...