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

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With war escalations intensifying in the Middle East, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the VIX ( VIX) initially ...

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Bitcoin has its own volatility gauge (BVIV), and that spiked in early February, suggesting crypto markets may have already experienced their panic phase.

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 ...

Implied volatilities spiked across asset classes last week as the Iran conflict escalated, with oil prices jumping over 35%.

Although the high level of market uncertainty that existed a few months ago has decreased, several external risks remain that could impact markets in the near term. While many investors are aware of ...

The investment seeks to provide exposure to the daily returns of the S&P 500® VIX® Short-Term Futures Points-Change Inverse Daily Index. The index tracks the daily “points-change” return from a ...