The stock market's strong rally on Monday was accompanied by sharply declining volatility gauges, notes Michael Kramer at Mott Capital Management. The chart illustrates the Cboe Volatility index, or ...

CNN’s Fear & Greed Index is a way to gauge stock market movements and whether stocks are fairly priced. The index uses seven market indicators to help answer the question: What emotion is driving the ...

Options traders are scoring big amid the volatility. Robinhood reports record spike in options buying and selling. In this article While just about everyone holding stocks has taken losses in the last ...

A sudden spike in oil prices and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are affecting markets globally, with investors reassessing risks in their portfolios and seeking safe-haven ETFs. Crude ...

The thesis for this article is already captured in the title. In the subsequent sections, I will argue why the combination of elevated P/E ratios for the overall equity market and muted level of ...

The past two weeks have been busy for markets. Volatility spiked and a number of new trading records were hit. Today, we summarize what went on and how the recent activity and market moves compare to ...

I maintain a hold rating on QYLD, noting that high implied volatility in QQQ boosts dividend yields through larger option premiums. QYLD has underperformed the S&P 500, returning 8.3% in the past ...

The 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (BATS: UVIX) gained close to 17% during the day, whereas the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (BATS: UVXY) gained close to 10% during the day. These ETFs provide ...

Bitcoin BTC $70,399.43 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 ...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has sometimes been referred to as "digital gold," suggesting that it can be a safe haven type of investment, and that it can help hedge against volatility in the stock market.