Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one and one-half times (1.5x) the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index for a single day.

Wall Street’s fear gauge is pulling back this morning even as the world grows more unsettled. The VIX is trading at 22.74, ...

Wall Street’s "fear gauge" turned higher Friday afternoon, amid rising trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada. The Cboe Volatility Index was up 2.7% at around 17, after trading down earlier Friday ...

Wall Street's fear gauge, or VIX, is flashing red as the S&P 500, tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, plunges and volatility explodes higher on Tuesday. With the VIX surging roughly 30% morning ...

The concept of a Volatility Index (VIX) was first introduced by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in 1993. Originally, based on the S&P 100 index, it was revised in 2003 to track the S&P 500 ...

The Cboe Volatility Index — often called Wall Street's "fear gauge" — was moving higher on Thursday, trading around 26.9. The ...

Although the high level of market uncertainty that existed a few months ago has decreased, several external risks remain that could impact markets in the near term. While many investors are aware of ...

Market uncertainty has been a prevalent theme of 2025, keeping volatility front and center within capital markets. Thus far, the defining volatility moment for the year occurred in April 2025, when ...

The investment seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that over time, match the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index for a single day. The index seeks to offer exposure ...