Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial advisory firm in 2018. Thomas' experience gives him expertise in a ...

The VIX index is by far the most popular volatility indicator, but it's not the only one. The VOLI is similar to VIX in construction, with one key difference. VOLI only uses at the money SPY options ...

Market volatility is as low as we’ve seen in the last six months as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index. VIX is a real-time index that represents the market expectation for near-term ...

VIX measures expected S&P 500 volatility, aiding short-term market outlooks. VIX surges hint at investor anxiety, predicting possible market drops. Though insightful, VIX often overestimates actual ...

Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...

A vertical call spread is a terrible way to hedge against a volatility eruption Over the past six months, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has averaged a reading of 11.58 -- lower than its one-year ...

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 ...

TMC Research’s VIX Risk Indicator has fallen to -1.6, a four-month low, which suggests that stock market volatility is expected to be relatively subdued for the near term. The VIX Risk Indicator is a ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, is a benchmark that measures the expected future volatility of the S&P 500 index. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...