Category Archive for ‘VIX’

December 18, 2008

Market Retreats, Gold Stops Hit

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Gold, Daily Update, Market Analysis, VIX, Oil

The market started Wednesday off in the red and managed to turn things around in the afternoon before giving up its gains in the final two hours. There wasn’t any panic selling and it appears both bulls and bears are waiting to see how Friday unfolds with Triple Witching. ThenRead more

November 20, 2008

VIX Climbing Higher

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in VIX, Daily Update

Volatility Index (^VIX, 74.26, up 6.62) on a monthly basis now and for those of you new to the blog, the VIX is the CBOE Market Volatility Index that measures market sentiment. The market has had a lot of downward momentum and when the market goes down, the VIX goesRead more

October 11, 2008

It's Time to See the Forest Through the Trees

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Sectors, Watch Lists, Google, Yahoo / Microsoft, Market Analysis, VIX, Daily Update, Oil

Words can’t describe the excitement we’ve seen in the market over the past few weeks and Friday was a classic example of what could be described as “running for the hills”. Wall Street was in full fledged panic mode Friday as the Dow went back and forth in a 1,000-pointRead more

September 30, 2008

VIX Surges After Bailout Fails

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, VIX

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (^VIX, 40.93, down 5.79) rose sharply on Monday as the stock market closed substantially lower. The VIX measures “fear” on Wall Street and moves higher as the market moves lower. When Wall Street and traders get scared, they tend to trade more andRead more

September 18, 2008

Is the VIX Headed to the 40's?

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in VIX, Daily Update

The Dow has fallen into negative territory once again after rallying over 200 points earlier this morning. Since its high of 11,800 at the beginning of the month, the Dow has fallen over 1,200 points with 800 of that coming this week. I’ve been mentioning the VIX (VIX, 37.74, upRead more

August 6, 2008

Checking In On the VIX

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in Daily Update, VIX

The market has been on a roll and it’s been a while since I have mentioned the VIX (^VIX, 21.32, up 0.18). Those of you new to the blog, the VIX is the CBOE Market Volatility Index that measures market sentiment. The market appears to be building momentum and whenRead more

May 6, 2008

What the VIX is Telling Us

by Rick Rouse / No Comments / Posted in VIX, Daily Update

The VIX (18.90, up 0.72) or Volatility Index is a tool you can use to gauge market volatility. It is modeled after the S&P 500 and gives you an idea of investors’ confidence or non-confidence in the market. The key point here is that the value of the VIX increasesRead more

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