CBOE Market Volatility Index Archives

VIX Pops, Oil Drops

1:30pm (EST) The major indexes are down over 1% today as the effects of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami continue to

9:00am (EST) We knew Monday night when we were doing our option training video that the bulls were in for a

9:00am (EST) The bears continued to pressure the bulls on Monday as a choppy session favored short-sellers into the close. Selling

The Dow fell over 4% Monday and you could tell by the opening bell that we were headed much lower.

Volatility Index (^VIX, 74.26, up 6.62) on a monthly basis now and for those of you new to the blog,

The Dow has fallen into negative territory once again after rallying over 200 points earlier this morning. Since its high

The market has been on a roll and it’s been a while since I have mentioned the VIX (^VIX, 21.32,