Almost one year ago, on June 17, 2025, I wrote a Barchart article asking if the VIX was too low. I concluded that article ...

These alternative ETFs can help investors express a view on market volatility, but beware of tax complications and high fees.

Tue, March 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM UTC Wall Street's fear gauge is pulling back this morning even as the world grows more unsettled. The VIX is trading at 22.74, down 0.77 points (-3.28%) in pre-market ...

Sometimes, experiences in the stock market may feel like a long, unpredictable road trip through Texas: One minute, it's bumper-to-bumper chaos, and in the thick of it, using your blinkers may even be ...

ProShares Ultra Ether ETF (ETHT) is down 61% year-to-date and has fallen from $182.83 at inception in June 2024 to $14.63. Ethereum itself dropped from $4,759 in late 2025 to $2,013 currently, while ...

VIX Index Rises As Stock Finally Crack by Reading The Market - A Podcast by Michael KramerToday, we saw the S&P 500 fall by about 60 basis points, while the Nasdaq 100 declined by approximately 85 ...

An earlier version of this story included an inaccurate description of an out-of-the-money option contract. It has been corrected. Investors might be reading too much into last week’s historic surge ...

Russell 2000 (IWM) fell 2.15% on Thursday and is down 7% over the past month as small-cap domestic companies lack pricing power to absorb oil-driven cost surges. Dow (DIA) shed nearly 7% over the past ...

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is reversing sharply this Monday morning, spiking more than 7% after weekend negotiations between the U.S. and Iran collapsed following 21 hours of talks, sending the ...

Stock-market volatility has seen outsized swings up and down this month, as investors contend with uncertain negotiations around the “reciprocal” tariffs announced by White House on April 2. “We think ...