U.S. stocks pared early losses on Friday with the Dow turning mildly positive as investors scrutinized more economic data and Federal Reserve commentary following Thursday’s promising inflation report, as well Read more
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Did 2022 break Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’? Why the VIX no longer reflects the sorry state of the stock market
U.S. stocks are about to cap off their worst year since 2008. But investors wouldn’t know it by glancing at what’s often referred to as Wall Street’s favorite fear gauge, Read more
Cboe VIX options to trade electronic-only Tuesday
Cboe Global Markets Inc. CBOE, +1.55% said there would be no pit trading of Cboe Volatility Index VIX, +6.52% options Tuesday due to water damage caused by a burst pipe Read more
Opinion: If you think a Santa Claus rally is coming to the stock market, this is how to play it
The benchmark S&P 500 Index has finally fallen below the 3900- to 4100-point trading range. The move prompted an immediate reaction down to 3800, the next support level. (To see Read more
Is the market bottom in? 5 reasons U.S. stocks could continue to suffer heading into next year.
With the S&P 500 holding above 4,000 and the CBOE Volatility Gauge, known as the “Vix” or Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” VIX, +0.74% having fallen to one of its lowest Read more
MarketWatch Live: VIX near level that's marked tops for 2022’s stock bounces
MarketWatch Live: VIX near level that’s marked tops for 2022’s stock bounces
Opinion: A seasonal stock market trade that tends to be reliable begins Thursday
The stock market has broken through technical resistance, and as a result the rally is trying to extend itself. Specifically, the S&P 500’s SPX, -0.63% close above 3800 points was Read more
Stocks are having a stellar October. Why the bear-market rally may have more room to run.
Despite a raft of risky events that investors must face down over the coming weeks, some on Wall Street believe that the latest bear-market rally in stocks has more room Read more
Stocks are having a stellar October. Why the bear-market rally may have more room to run.
Despite a raft of risky events that investors must face down over the coming weeks, some on Wall Street believe that the latest bear-market rally in stocks has more room Read more
Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ is flashing a warning that stocks could be about to fall off a cliff
The CBOE Volatility Index has captured the attention of market analysts this year as a key relationship between Wall Street’s “fear gauge” and the S&P 500 index appears to have Read more