AAII Sentiment (Jan 1990 - Dec 2007) An interesting insight to point out is the ... low levels of neutral sentiment indicate low levels of the VIX and instead accept our alternative hypothesis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights ... risk at today’s price levels. The most-watched indicator of complacency, though, is the VIX Index.

At its most basic, the VIX catalogs how sizable the price swings are within the S&P 500. This means the more dramatic the price swings, the higher the level of volatility, and while this sounds ...

My insight on the VIX has been steeply purchased ... Since my bearish call, the VIX has hit its lowest level since January 2020 and then got even lower today! Furthermore, the VIX spikes when ...

A low VIX means option traders are not expecting much market volatility over the next 30 days. This week, I’m looking at how stocks have usually performed based on the level of the VIX ...

Wall Street's fear gauge fell to its lowest level in 3 years just as a new bull market hits stocks. The decline in the VIX suggests that the stock market has entered a regime of low volatility ...

Volatility-linked ETFs like VIXY, VXX, and UVXY are gaining appeal as the VIX drops, but could offer big gains if fear ...

Closing at that level would leave the gauge, which trades under the ticker symbol VIX, at its lowest finish since late December. Major U.S. stock indexes including the S&P 500 were down Friday ...

Last Wednesday, the VIX closed at 11.77, the lowest level since Aug. 26, 2014. According to contrarian investing 101, low volatility means high complacency, and high complacency is usually seen ...

The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, which measures the expected volatility of the U.S. stock market, is on pace to close at the lowest level in more than three years. The index was at 14.26 ...

The VIX at the 21.50 level on October 20 remains too low in the current environment. The long-term VIX chart highlights the rise from the September 12.68 low to the most recent 21.83 high.