When I trade, I am far more concerned with not losing a lot than I am making maximum profit. And I see the pros and cons of ...

The recent surge in stocks on the heels of the U.S. election has so far coincided with a drop in Wall Street’s fear gauge, as investors watch market volatility for clues as to whether the rally will ...

In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I speak with Leks Gerlak, Investment Strategist at ProShares, the world's largest provider of ETFs benchmarked to VIX futures indexes. Markets have been quite ...

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A comprehensive guide for trading options on the VIX, a key metric reflecting market volatility expectations for the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. It covers the unique aspects of VIX options, ...

Join us for an in-depth session on navigating market volatility using VIX products and other essential tools. Whether you’re looking to refine your short-term trading strategies or gain a deeper ...

For many years, shorting long volatility ETNs has been among the most crowded trades, and the time decay of the VXX has been the center of attention for volatility traders. The short volatility trade ...

I’ll offer three rules and one corollary for exploiting market opportunities; they’re enabled by a risk-mitigation algorithm. The rules emphasize quantitative calibrations over emotion, and doing so ...

Market volatility is starting to pick as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index. VIX is a real-time index that represents the market expectation for near-term volatility in the S&P 500 index.

'There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for stocks post-election and the VIX will be one way we monitor U.S. equities into year end,' says DataTrek Research's Nicholas Colas The recent surge in stocks ...