Tag: market volatility

The recent Wall Street Journal article, “How to Lose Money in the Market in a Hurry,” argues against making an investment based on the...

I am at best agnostic about technical analysis. I tend to believe that charts are like footprints: they show where you’ve been, not where...

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), also known as the Fear Index, is the key measure of market expectations of 30 day volatility of the...

It isn't rocket science to argue that stocks would enjoy a relief rally if a budget was passed, the government reopened, and the debt...

The VIX (CBOE Market Volatility Index) has reached an extreme fear level, based on behavior this year, at the same time the S&P 500...

The Volatility Index (VIX) closed out the holiday week on its own holiday. With the markets down all day, the VIX defied logic and...

                                Volatility Index (VIX) annotated daily stock chart with technical analysis overlay as of June 1, 2012. Volatility breakout. Increase in financial market volatility. VIX --------------------------------------------------------- Twitter:  @andrewnyquist and @seeitmarket ...

By Joshua Schroeder Volatility comes from out of nowhere and tends to take people by surprise. A bit of a rounding top and some indecision, and...

By Andrew Nyquist Can't deny market strength here. But I certainly can sell into it/short it. What?  Yeah, that's right, I've been adding to my short...

By Joshua Schroeder Recent US economic data have been surprising to the upside.  The combination of better than expected home sales, regional manufacturing activity and jobless...