The Chicago Board of Options Exchange Volatility Index, or VIX, is a gauge for stock market volatility and investor sentiment. It’s important to point out that the VIX measures implied ...

A high VIX reading doesn’t necessarily mean stocks will fall, just as a low reading doesn’t guarantee market stability. The index merely tells us how much movement investors expect ...

I'm Jared Blikre, host of Stocks in Translation, and I can hear Steve Sosnick's voice in my head, "Don't call the VIX a fear gauge." Why not? And let's explore what the true definition is here.

The VIX index has been around for decades, measuring the implied volatility of the S&P 500 stocks, the most diversified U.S. stock market index. Implied volatility is a consensus sentiment ...