VIX and More

A lot happened in the markets this week: the government took a larger ownership stake in Citigroup ( C ); blue chip stalwarts JPMorgan Chase...

It was exactly two years ago today that the first winds of the volatility storm blew in from China . Back on February 27 , 2007, concerns ab...

Rumors are a part of Wall Street. They always have been and they always will be. For the most part I tend to ignore the rumors and not bot...

The CBOE is out with a press release confirming that mini-VIX futures will begin trading next Monday. The mini-VIX is 1/10 the size of the...

While I continue to receive quite a few questions about VXX , the new the VIX ETN , I note that volume seems to have settled into a pattern ...

With the SPX perched precariously above its November low and pundits monitoring the vital signs around the clock, coverage of the stock mark...

The VIX is once again above 50 as I type this and technical analysis aficionados are wondering where the next resistance levels are for the ...

In 2001, an investor who wanted to exchange his gold bullion for Citigroup ( C ) shares was able to acquire about six shares of stock for e...

Jamie Tyrrell reports from the CBOE trading floor on OptionMONSTER ’s Volatility Sonar report, discussing some interesting large VIX option...

As I write this, the VIX is at 51.30, up 9% and VXX is at 116.40, up 7.5%. I continue to get quite a few questions about VXX, the VIX ETN...

I get tired of talking about the banks, but it is the story for the foreseeable future. While Citigroup’s ( C ) common stock flirts with th...

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A reader asked why the VIX was down almost 5% with the SPX basically flat. In addition the possibility of statistical white noise, there a...

Someone asked me to explain how the VIX options trade I outlined yesterday in A VIX Butterfly Play turned out. I will try to keep the exp...

Not too long ago, Minneapolis-based US Bancorp ( USB ) was held up as an example as a ‘good bank’ with a strong loan portfolio. As recently ...