Volatility is important for position sizing, determining risk, calculating stops and profit-targets, and rebalancing portfolios. Average true range is a useful measure for position sizing in futures ...

Calm appears to have returned to Wall Street after the recent mayhem, but one volatility indicator suggests some investors are betting on another round of mammoth swings in the stock market. Wall ...

The VIX ended last week just above 16, bringing it to its highest level in 2024. What does this tell us about investor sentiment, and how does this compare to previous market cycles? Let’s take a ...

“There appears to be sideways action in the SPX 5,235 and 5,250 area, with the former level representing 10% above last year’s close… With respect to levels of support to watch if sellers overwhelm ...

Implied volatility is at multi-year lows as holiday trading suppresses premiums, but rising realized volatility hints at a ...

Miranda Marquit has been covering personal finance, investing and business topics for almost 15 years. She has contributed to numerous outlets, including NPR, Marketwatch, U.S. News & World Report and ...

Action Alerts PLUS co-portfolio manager Bob Lang explained how the CBOE Volatility Index, or the Vix, can be used to help predict both market rallies and market selloffs. J.D. DURKIN: Bob, you've also ...

Fundamentally, trading is about analyzing the supply and demand of a security (asset which can be traded), such as stocks, commodities, or Forex pairs. A trader then makes decisions to purchase or ...