^VIX - CBOE Volatility Index
| Previous Close | 18.06 |
| Open | 17.80 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's Range | 17.17 - 18.18 |
| 52 Week Range | 10.17 - 50.30 |
| Avg. Volume | 0 |
- Barrons.com•3 days ago
Hedging Your Portfolio on the Cheap
Volatility, which was quiescent for so many years, is once again a market fact. Cboe’s stock offers a way to monetize it.
- MarketWatch•3 days ago
Wall Street's 'fear index' is on track for its biggest one-month plunge in nearly 3 years
The Cboe Volatility index has tumbled in recent trade and is on pace for its steepest monthly slide since March of 2016, according to FactSet data. Wall Street's so-called "fear index," uses S&P 500 options to calculate expectations for volatility over the coming 30 days, and tends to trade inversely to stocks. Equity benchmarks, following a bruising 2018, have experienced a mutltiday stock-market rally that has been partly underpinned by hope of a resolution between China and the U.S. on trade relations. That, in turn, has driven the the volatility index sharply lower. Investors tend to use the gauge partly to hedge against declines in the market, with rising prices equating to a higher cost of such coverage. Most recently, the index was at 17.40 and has declined about 31.55% thus far in January (markets are closed on Jan. 21 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.). That level of decline would represent the most severe for the gauge since it fell 32.12% in March of 2016. The index's drop in 2016 had also been fueled by relief following concerns about the health of the Chinese economy, which continues to be a source of concern for market participants after data out of Beijing has shown clear signs of slowing down. Still, market participants have waxed optimistic that tensions between Beijing and Washington, if resolved, would help to stem any economic contraction in global markets. The VIX's historical average stands at around 19 or 20. The S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 index have both enjoyed the best start to a year since 1987. And all of the main stock indexes, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite Index were looking at solid weekly and monthly gains.
- CNBC•6 days ago
Cramer Remix: Don't take your cue on all of retail from Macy's
Jim Cramer explains that the retail sector has both winners and losers, and it pays to know the difference.
- CNBC•6 days ago
Cramer's charts suggest lower volatility, higher stock prices in coming months
Jim Cramer and technician Mark Sebastian review recent volatility in the stock market and explain how the layout has changed.
Bloomberg•7 days agoVolatility Crushed Like It's 2009 as ‘Pale Green Lights’ Flash
During December’s market mayhem, the daylight hours were traders’ worst nightmares. On average, the S&P 500 Index would slump marginally overnight, but tumble 1.1 percent from the U.S. open to the close of regular trading hours. Stocks are still averaging a slightly larger drop overnight, but the benchmark index is climbing 0.8 percent on average from the open until the closing bell sounds.
- MarketWatch•8 days ago
Stock-market volatility is being partly fueled by fresh uncertainty about earnings, says SocGen
Strategists at Société Générale say it might merit watching the growing uncertainty in earnings estimates to see where volatility is headed
- Barrons.com•8 days ago
One Key Indicator for Stock Volatility
Earnings uncertainty provides useful clues sometimes, writes Jitesh Kumar, a Société Générale derivatives strategist.
- GuruFocus.com•13 days ago
Contrarian Investing: How to Be Right When Everyone Else Is Wrong
As most of our readers no doubt know, value investing is the practice of looking for good companies that are underpriced relative to their true value. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 Warning Sign with BRK.A. Click here to check it out. In fact, Buffett's stock-picking strategy works well precisely because there will be times when the majority of market participants will have mispriced a security.
- MarketWatch•14 days ago
S&P 500 will climb 15% in 2019 — here’s what to buy now
The reason: The bottom is in, and 2019 will bring a 15% rally in the S&P 500 (SPX) — or better. If you follow just one sentiment measure to gauge when the collective mood of investors hits extremes, make it the Investors Intelligence Bull/Bear ratio.
Yahoo Finance•18 days agoJobs report blows past expectations, unemployment rises
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Bloomberg•18 days agoThe Market’s Obstacles Are Both Macro and Micro
Everyone knew China’s economy was slowing, so blaming the Asian nation for a setback was just a convenient excuse to mask a deteriorating business, like when retailers blame the weather for a slump in sales. Apple’s announcement probably would have had only a short-term negative impact on equities, with traders coming around to the idea that Apple’s problems were of its own making if not for a disappointing manufacturing report Thursday morning from the Institute for Supply Management. Its December index of new orders — a key leading indicator of future activity — fell to a level that barely registered as growth.
Bloomberg•18 days agoThe Market’s Obstacles Are Both Macro and Micro
Everyone knew China’s economy was slowing, so blaming the Asian nation for a setback was just a convenient excuse to mask a deteriorating business, like when retailers blame the weather for a slump in sales. Apple’s announcement probably would have had only a short-term negative impact on equities, with traders coming around to the idea that Apple’s problems were of its own making if not for a disappointing manufacturing report Thursday morning from the Institute for Supply Management. Its December index of new orders — a key leading indicator of future activity — fell to a level that barely registered as growth.
- Yahoo Finance•19 days ago
Top Wall St. strategist cuts 2019 target for S&P 500
Tobias Levkovich, Citi’s chief U.S. equity strategist, is one of the latest Wall Street prognosticators to trim his S&P 500 price target for the year-end 2019.
- Reuters•20 days ago
FOREX-Yen stands tall as growth concerns curb risk appetite
The Japanese yen rose sharply across the board on Wednesday as investors grew cautious on the first trading day of 2019 about spluttering global growth and volatile equity markets. In a bleak start to the year, the mood was wary in currency markets with perceived riskier currencies such as the Australian dollar and the euro down across the board while the yen climbed to a seven-month high versus the dollar. The yen often benefits during geopolitical or financial stress as Japan is the world's biggest creditor nation and sees inflows during periods of heightened global market volatility.
- Reuters•20 days ago
FOREX-Yen soars as growth concerns dampen appetite
Safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen rose against the dollar on Wednesday as caution prevailed on the first trading day of the new year, amid growing concern about the U.S. government shutdown and spluttering global growth. In a quiet start to 2019, most other major currencies were little changed, but the yen rallied to a seven-month high versus the dollar. The yen, which tends to benefit during geopolitical or financial stress, has strengthened for three straight weeks and was the best performing major currency in 2018.
- Yahoo Finance•21 days ago
Dow jumps on trade optimism
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- Benzinga•22 days ago
Markets Ending 2018 with Possible Thaw in Trade Dispute, but Gov't Shutdown Continues
The White House reported “big progress” in trade talks with China, indicating that a comprehensive trade deal could be in the works. On the home front, however, a partial government shutdown looks to carry over into the new year, with the next hopes of a resolution unlikely until at least January 3, when a new Congress convenes. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) ended slightly in the red while the Nasdaq Composite (COMP) managed a small gain that was well below the day’s high.
Reuters•24 days agoWall Street rally pauses, but stocks mint weekly gain
The Dow finished modestly lower, while the Nasdaq eked out a slight gain. Thursday's trading was marked by a stunning reversal late in the session to build on a rally that started on Wednesday with the biggest single-day percentage gains for the indexes in nearly a decade. The week started off with Wall Street's worst-ever Christmas Eve drop, pushing the S&P 500 to within a whisker of bear market territory.
- Yahoo Finance Video•4 days ago
It's been called the greatest collector car auction in the world
It's day four of the Barrett-Jackson Auction where more than 1,800 cars are up for grabs in Scottsdale, Arizona. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Brian Sozzi, and Andy Serwer discuss with Barrett-Jackson Auction Company CEO Craig Jackson.
- Yahoo Finance Video•5 days ago
Are we talking ourselves into a recession?
The slow down in global growth, trade wars and US government shutdown could all be catalysts for a recession - and still the US economy remains strong. Yahoo Finance Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Brian Cheung, and Oliver Pursche Chief Market Strategist, Bruderman Asset Management discuss.
- Yahoo Finance Video•6 days ago
The FDA will resume inspections, but only for high-risk foods
The shutdown in Washington continues to have a widespread impact across the federal government. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro, Julie Hyman, Ethan Wolff-Mann, and Brian Sozzi discuss with Zest Labs CEO Peter Mehring.
- Yahoo Finance Video•7 days ago
This economist says there's good reason for optimism in 2019
Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi expects the U.S. economy to keep chugging along in 2019.
- Yahoo Finance Video•18 days ago
Getting technical: Apple at critical Fibonacci and weekly moving average support
Apple shares got shellacked Thursday after warning the prior evening that first quarter revenue would be lower than previously anticipated. Brian Shannon, CMT and founder of www.alphatrends.net joins Yahoo Finance's Myles Udland and Seana Smith to break down the technicals in Apple.
- Yahoo Finance Video•19 days ago
NFL Playoffs and CFP Championship storylines
Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Dan Roberts, and Andy Serwer look ahead to the NFL playoffs and the College Football Playoff Championship with guest Terez Paylor of Yahoo Sports.
- Yahoo Finance Video•21 days ago
Will market volatility continue in 2019?
The markets have had a tumultuous year and with global growth slowing and trade issues with China, unresolved, the new year isn't looking better. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Zack Guzman, Jared Blikre and Michael O'Rourke, Jones Trading Chief Market Strategist discuss.
