^VIX - CBOE Volatility Index

Chicago Options - Chicago Options Delayed Price. Currency in USD
13.20
+0.32 (+2.48%)
At close: 3:57PM EDT
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Previous Close12.88
Open13.13
Volume0
Day's Range13.00 - 13.80
52 Week Range10.17 - 36.20
Avg. Volume0
  • Brace yourself for the coming spike in the VIX
    MarketWatch3 days ago

    Brace yourself for the coming spike in the VIX

    The great volatility crushing of stock markets that happens when markets levitate relentlessly and everyone gets bullish. What invariably happens is that things get too calm, energy builds up, and we get a big launch in volatility out of the blue.

  • Reuters5 days ago

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise on tame inflation outlook, dollar eases

    World equity markets advanced broadly on Wednesday after U.S. data again showed risk-friendly low inflation, which weakened the dollar, while Boeing shares gained even as the United States said it would ground the company's 737 MAX aircraft. Shares in Europe rose on investor optimism that British lawmakers would reject leaving the European Union without a deal. A late night vote in Parliament ruled out a potentially disorderly 'no-deal' Brexit under any circumstances.

  • Should stock-market investors watch out for a volatility pickup?
    MarketWatch5 days ago

    Should stock-market investors watch out for a volatility pickup?

    A 2019 stock-market rally comes alongside a fall in volatility. One analyst says investors can’t go wrong buying protection against a potential pickup.

  • CNBC5 days ago

    Here's what's keeping the rally alive at a crucial time for the stock market

    Despite the Boeing concerns, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has dropped to 13, the low for the year. Despite the Boeing BA concerns, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has dropped to 13, the low for the year. Friday is a quadruple witching expiration, the quarterly expiration of index options and futures and individual stock options and futures.

  • SEC’s Clayton: Plan for volatile markets if there’s a hard Brexit
    MarketWatch7 days ago

    SEC’s Clayton: Plan for volatile markets if there’s a hard Brexit

    Clayton warned international bankers on Monday that a hard Brexit will bring friction, price volatility, and problems

  • Be cautious about the market now — and buy these 3 stocks on weakness
    MarketWatch9 days ago

    Be cautious about the market now — and buy these 3 stocks on weakness

    It's time to get a bit more cautious about stocks now for two reasons: Investor sentiment has ramped up and the markets are overbought. Virtually all of the dozen or so sentiment indicators I track were recently either neutral or bearish. One saving grace for the bulls is that the Investors Intelligence Bull/Bear ratio, a key indicator I track, has recently hovered around 2.57.

  • Everything has been working for investors this year
    Yahoo Finance14 days ago

    Everything has been working for investors this year

    Just about every major asset class generated returns that outpaced inflation in the first two months of 2019, according to a note Friday from Morgan Stanley strategist Andrew Sheets.

  • History suggests you should buy the dip if stocks falter at this level
    MarketWatch21 days ago

    History suggests you should buy the dip if stocks falter at this level

    Investor fear — as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) — is slowly drifting lower. In fact, the VIX just dropped below 15 (which has been historically significant support) for the first time since October. Real time (or actual) volatility has dropped even more than implied by the VIX.

  • Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ for the stock market has clung to its highest level in 7 years, by one measure
    MarketWatchlast month

    Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ for the stock market has clung to its highest level in 7 years, by one measure

    U.S. stocks have been resurgent —Thursday’s bearish action notwithstanding — but a gauge of stock-market volatility, known as Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” has held above a key level for the longest period since 2012, according to one market technician.

  • Here’s how Americans plan on spending their tax refunds: report
    Yahoo Finance Video5 days ago

    Here’s how Americans plan on spending their tax refunds: report

    The deadline to file your 2018 taxes is just about a month away, and Americans are making plans on how they'll be spending what they're getting back from the government. Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous and Kristin Myers discuss.

  • Stocks jump on strong retail sales data
    Yahoo Finance Video7 days ago

    Stocks jump on strong retail sales data

    U.S. markets rise after the Commerce Department released better than expected retail sales data for January. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro and Julie Hyman discuss with Bruderman Asset Management chief market strategist, Oliver Pursche, and OppenheimerFunds portfolio manager Alessio de Longis.

  • How Kylie Jenner became history's youngest billionaire
    Yahoo Finance Video12 days ago

    How Kylie Jenner became history's youngest billionaire

    Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, and Dan Roberts discuss with Ironsides Macro Research managing partner, Barry Knapp.

  • Goldman Sachs goes casual
    Yahoo Finance Video12 days ago

    Goldman Sachs goes casual

    Goldman Sachs issuing a memo telling employees that a suit and tie is now optional. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, and Dan Roberts discuss with Ironsides Macro Research managing partner, Barry Knapp

  • Reasons to celebrate the decades old market bottom
    Yahoo Finance Video12 days ago

    Reasons to celebrate the decades old market bottom

    Ariel Investments Vice Chairman, Charlie Bobrinskoy, says March 9, 2009 should be a national holiday. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, and Barry Knapp, Ironsides Macroeconomics Managing Director discuss.

  • Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff accused of mishandling campaign funds
    Yahoo Finance Video13 days ago

    Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff accused of mishandling campaign funds

    Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Julie Hyman, and Rick Newman discuss with Lending Tree Chief Economist Tendayi Kapfidze

  • Stocks slide, Dow drops 400 points
    Yahoo Finance Video14 days ago

    Stocks slide, Dow drops 400 points

    Stocks slip into the red over weak economic data. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Brian Sozzi, JJ Kinahan of TD Ameritrade Chief Market Strategist and Jeff Klingelhofer, Thornburg Investment Management Portfolio Manager and Managing Director discuss.

  • Lighthizer on China: much still needs to be done
    Yahoo Finance Video19 days ago

    Lighthizer on China: much still needs to be done

    U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies on Capitol Hill. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Julie Hyman, Dan Roberts, and Jessica Smith discuss with National Taxpayers Union Senior Fellow Mattie Duppler.

  • Fed Chair Powell keeping eye on market volatility
    Yahoo Finance Video19 days ago

    Fed Chair Powell keeping eye on market volatility

    Jerome Powell appeared before the House Financial Services committee today facing a range of questions on everything from income inequality to rate increases. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Brian Cheung, Susan Lyne, President BBG Ventures and Jay Hatfield InfraCap Founder and CEO discuss.

  • U.S. equities 'are very expensive right now'
    Yahoo Finance Video19 days ago

    U.S. equities 'are very expensive right now'

    Erik Ristuben, Russell Investments Chief Investment Strategist, says U.S. equities are “very expensive.” But Brian Levitt, a Senior Investment Strategist at OppenheimerFunds, says investors shouldn’t pay too much attention to valuation indicators because factors like "stabilization in China should be very supportive to stock markets globally." Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous speaks to Scott Gamm, Ristuben and Levitt.

  • Princess Cruises is set to add 3 new ships to its fleet
    Yahoo Finance Videolast month

    Princess Cruises is set to add 3 new ships to its fleet

    Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro speaks with Princess Cruises President Jan Swartz live from Monfalcone, Italy.

  • U.S.-China trade negotiations 'extends the uncertainty' for the markets
    Yahoo Finance Videolast month

    U.S.-China trade negotiations 'extends the uncertainty' for the markets

    Alicia Levine, BNY Mellon Investment Management Chief Market Strategist, says that the 60 day extension in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China "extends the uncertainty" in the markets. Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous speaks to her.

  • Gundlach, NY Fed warn of recession
    Yahoo Finance Videolast month

    Gundlach, NY Fed warn of recession

    The New York Federal Reserve's recession indicator now stands at 24%, indicating the average spread between the 13-month Treasury Bill and the 10-Year Treasury Note have compressed to levels seen in advance of certain prior recessions. Separately, Yahoo Finance's Julia La Roche interviewed Jeffrey Gundlach, who said his recession indicators are flashing yellow-green. Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous and Jared Blikre break it down. Read Julia's article here.

  • Rubio calls for corporate reinvestment over stock buybacks
    Yahoo Finance Videolast month

    Rubio calls for corporate reinvestment over stock buybacks

    In a unusual move, Senators Sanders, Schumer and Rubio seem to be like-minded on the issue of corporate buybacks. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Brian Cheung, David Nelson of Belpointe Asset Management and Peter Borish - Chief Strategist of Quad Group discuss.

  • Investors ‘are getting ahead of themselves’
    Yahoo Finance Videolast month

    Investors ‘are getting ahead of themselves’

    Even though stocks are rallying and the Fed has gotten dovish, Quint Tatro, Joule Financial CIO, says investors “are getting ahead of themselves” with their confidence in the markets. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous speaks to him.

  • Is peak earnings growth behind us?
    Yahoo Finance Videolast month

    Is peak earnings growth behind us?

    Is now the time to dial back risk exposure? Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Brian Sozzi and Emily Roland, John Hancock Head of Capital Markets Research discuss.