The Cboe Volatility Index (known as the “VIX”) measures the market’s expectation of volatility over the next 30 days as implied by a weighted strip of S & P 500 Index options. When investors are nervous, options premiums, and therefore the VIX tends to spike, reflecting heightened uncertainty. A very high reading often signals panic…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the Financial District in New York City on March 4, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images A growth scare in the economy has accompanied worries over a resurgence in inflation, in turn potentially rekindling an ugly condition that the…
CBOE Global Markets’ Mandy Xu warns the stock market is underpricing tariff risks — even after Monday’s sharp sell-off. Xu contends the bond market has been more sensitive to economic uncertainty than stocks over the past few months. But now, that gap may be starting to close. “There’s scope for it [volatility] to go even…
Published: March 3, 2025 at 12:50 p.m. ET Options traders are bracing for a looming stock-market crash, the latest data from Cboe Global Markets show. A dispatch from Cboe Global Markets’ Mandy Xu, shared with MarketWatch on Monday, revealed that demand for deep out-of-the-money call options tied to the Cboe Volatility Index VIX — otherwise known…
The stock market is rather calm but can’t seem to relax. In a noisy and fast-shifting news environment, stocks were quietly flattish last week from point to point, even after Friday’s almost 1% drop, which extends a sideways three-month range during which the S & P 500 has traded no more than 3% above or…
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Trump Is in Office, but Volatility Remains Lower President Donald Trump’s first day in office has produced a flurry of headlines, but it hasn’t yet caused stock prices to fluctuate more than usual. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, also known as the fear gauge, was down slightly at 15. Source link
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Donald Trump’s election victory has Wall Street bullish about tax cuts and deregulation boosting corporate profits. Even after the stock market’s post-election rally came to a screeching halt on Wednesday when the Federal Reserve signaled a hard line on interest rates, the S&P 500 remains up since Trump’s win. The VIX, popularly known as the…
Stocks tanked following the Federal Reserve’s disappointing rate outlook Wednesday, but Tom Lee says investors need not worry. Equities spiraled downwards after the U.S. central bank’s revamped outlook for 2025 showed more hawkish sentiment in the form of two fewer rate interest rate cuts than had previously been expected. “But to us, this panicked reaction…