The Cboe Volatility Index, better known as the VIX or Wall Street's "fear gauge," broke above 30 on Monday as oil prices soared and stock futures stumbled. The index was up 7.7% at 31.75 ahead of the ...

A gauge of expected stock-market volatility jumped early Monday, as investors bet on more economic fallout from the war in the Middle East. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, rose 9% to 32.15, putting ...

Investors can't seem to catch a break in 2026, but investment bank Jefferies says the pain should soon be over and that ...

Bitcoin has its own volatility gauge (BVIV), and that spiked in early February, suggesting crypto markets may have already experienced their panic phase.

US stock market crash fears: The VIX surged 23% to 27.30 today. That hard data fuels US stock market crash fears across Wall ...

The 'VIX' Hit Its Highest Level of 2026 as Investors Assessed the Potential Impact of the War in the Middle East ...

People see and hear what they want. While Powell spoke softly at Wednesday's press conference, the message was that rate cuts will take longer to come by in 2024, and longer will mean fewer rate cuts.

NEW YORK (AP) — For some investments, the sound of crashing stock prices and panic in the market is actually the sweetest melody. These investments tie themselves to the VIX, or volatility index — a ...

At about 18.2, the Cboe Volatility index (VIX), an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility, sits comfortably below its long-run average of 19.5. The VIX is known as Wall Street's fear ...

Wall Street's fear gauge has reversed course after a historic surge earlier this week. The VIX hit its third-highest level ever on Monday due to a violent unwind of the yen carry trade. The degree of ...