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 ...

After five months of calm, the stock market’s incredible march higher was interrupted last week as Wall Street’s “fear gauge” spiked. Some analysts believe it signals the beginning of a more serious ...

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 ...

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the “fear gauge” of the stock market, is near historic lows. Its average long-term reading is 19.6. Lately, the VIX has been touching closer to 12. Why ...

Wall Street’s "fear gauge" was wavering on Wednesday afternoon, as investors weighed the minutes of the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting. The Cboe Volatility Index, which trades under the ...

Stock market volatility peaked when the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) reached 52.3 on April 8, one of the highest readings since January 1990. The S&P 500 has typically skyrocketed during the year ...

Wall Street's fear gauge has reversed course after a historic surge earlier this week. The VIX hit its third-highest level ever on Monday due to a violent unwind of the yen carry trade. The degree of ...

The White House’s tariff rollout sent stock market volatility surging in recent weeks. Despite a slight pullback on Wednesday, the CBOE Volatility Index was still trading north of 50. Raymond James ...

Wall Street was sifting through the rubble Thursday after yesterday's steep stock market selloff. The major indexes were rising, but their initial gains shortly after the market opened have been pared ...