Volatility S&P 500 Index CBOE:​VIX

The VIX is called the 'Fear Index'. That's for a good reason. In times of high volatility what do you do? People in general stay out i.e. they sell off and keep their powder dry, or look for safe havens. They fear for their money, even if they don't admit it. As a trader you're told 'volatility is good for traders'. But really - is it? It depends on how extreme ...

Various bull ideas for the VIX suggests the indices may pull back somewhat .... Bullish wedge with a target of 27 Triangle ideas first target 33 then bigger target 57

Potential Vix long 4 hear bullish wedge closed outside on the 4 hr target 15.5 ... maybe a good time to be cautious with longs on the indices

I like to look at potential patterns in market cycles. The VIX has touched 9.40 three times since 1990. December of 1993 December of 2006 June 2017 to present What is interesting about these dates? They all precede the build up of a financial crisis of some kind. Take December 1993, the VIX briefly touched a low of 9.31, 3 years and 7 months later the East ...

If your broker allows you to trade this - do it! The only thing, different brokers have different rules. The only problem is the SWAP (holding costs). Sometimes, brokers can make it very unattractive to keep this one overnight. But if you did your math and calculated the level, at which you think you can cover all the costs and make a nice profit, then go for ...

If your broker doesn't offer you to trade this, then I would recommend to find one that does. I think that this is an interesting tool to trade. This could be a potentially good trade to enter. VIX is sitting at its lows. With the upcoming events I could see it pushing higher. Now is good level to enter and aim at least to 12.000 level or even higher, if ...

This is not a cry to long VIX by any means, but it seems we are off the lows having had the lowest implied volatility in the first quarter of 2017 EVER recorded. Realized volatility was the lowest in 40 years. What is does tell us though is that the rally is fading, uncertainty growing, and the key level to watch is the fresh low set by the S&P500 week before last.

Preparing for a Trump win Following Friday and the FBIs decision to re-open the case on Hilary I have decided I am going to assume A Trump win, this is for several reasons: FBI https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cv3sc7jVYAAoTA0.jpg:large 1) After reading into it, the reopening of the FBI case implies one of three things imo - 1. They have found new significant ...