Volatility-linked ETFs were up sharply on Friday, as market anxiety intensified, pushing the widely watched Cboe Volatility ...

The CBOE Volatility Index ($VIX) has finally awoken from its long slumber, surging from under 17 in late January to nearly 24 ...

Put buyers have resurfaced in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX), but once again, they seem to be on the wrong side of the things as we first noticed put buying in this ETN late last week ...

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VIXY and other long-VIX ETFs are unattractive now due to elevated implied volatility and persistently low realized volatility, eroding margin of safety. The volatility risk premium has risen, with ...

With the S&P 500 Index (SPX) hitting new all-time highs recently, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX ) has dropped to its lowest level since mid-February. This isn't unexpected, as the VIX tends to move ...

The Simplify Volatility Premium ETF is designed to monetize short-term volatility by shorting VIX futures and options, profiting in contango markets. SVOL's portfolio is heavily exposed to VIX futures ...

UBS, the Swiss-based bank known for its private client services, is redeeming all but one of its VIX-related ETNs, as the securities were not getting the traction the firm had hoped—in part because of ...

Market uncertainty has been a prevalent theme of 2025, keeping volatility front and center within capital markets. Thus far, the defining volatility moment for the year occurred in April 2025, when ...

CTA has underperformed since its March 2022 launch due to the low-volatility equity bull market. The fund needs sustained VIX readings above 20 and commodity breakouts to generate meaningful returns.

Market uncertainty has been a prevalent theme of 2025, keeping volatility front and center within capital markets. Thus far, the defining volatility moment for the year occurred in April 2025, when ...