Stock Market News and Analysis from Schaeffer's Investment Research

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VIX and Volatility
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November 16, 2024 9:00 AM

15 Stocks That Could Yield Explosive Options Trades

The SVS reveals which stocks have rewarded options buyers the most

Trader reviewing stock charts, stock price action, learning to trade

VIX and Volatility
Strategies and Concepts

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January 26, 2024 2:25 PM

Options Strategies and Concepts: Open Interest

Reading open interest levels can help pinpoint a contrarian trade

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Strategies and Concepts
VIX and Volatility

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May 19, 2023 8:00 AM

Implied Volatility Crush: The Silent Trader Killer

How to profit from an IV crush with options strategies

Volatility, VIX, Volatility Index, Cboe Volatility Index

Strategies and Concepts
VIX and Volatility

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July 9, 2021 8:30 AM

What an Implied Volatility Crush is and How to Avoid It

Plus, a crash course on volatility's impact on earnings

Volatility, VIX, Volatility Index, Cboe Volatility Index, Stock Market Volatility

VIX and Volatility
Quantitative Analysis
Indexes and ETFs

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January 27, 2020 2:47 PM

Rare VIX Signal Sounds Again

The market's "fear gauge" spiked out of the gate this morning

VIX and Volatility
Indexes and ETFs
Bernie's Content

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December 3, 2019 7:51 AM

The Missing Ingredient for a VIX Melt-Up?

Context is everything when it comes to the fear index, so watch this sentiment indicator carefully

VIX and Volatility
Indexes and ETFs
Bernie's Content

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October 29, 2019 6:36 AM

Downtrending TVIX Keeps Drawing Inflows

Traders are dumping capital into the 2x VIX futures tracker as fast as TVIX can burn it up

Quantitative Analysis
VIX and Volatility
Indexes and ETFs
Editor's Pick

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October 14, 2019 1:17 PM

SPX Hasn't Been This Wild in Nearly a Year

The index has made big daily moves while essentially going nowhere

Editor's Pick
VIX and Volatility
Quantitative Analysis

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September 3, 2019 2:36 PM

Is Volatility Set to Sink in September?

VXX is trading near a trendline with historically bearish implications

Indexes and ETFs
Quantitative Analysis
VIX and Volatility
Editor's Pick

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August 7, 2019 1:44 PM

What a Rapid-Fire VIX Double Means for Stocks

How stocks perform after the VIX doubles in short order

VIX and Volatility
Quantitative Analysis

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March 13, 2019 2:21 PM

What Bollinger Bands Tell Us About the Next VIX Move

Is the "fear gauge" on the verge of a breakout?

VIX and Volatility
Quantitative Analysis

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January 14, 2019 1:03 PM

What a Volatile Start to 2019 Could Mean for Stocks

SPX HV coming into 2019 was the highest since 2009

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