Sometimes, experiences in the stock market may feel like a long, unpredictable road trip through Texas: One minute, it’s bumper-to-bumper chaos, and in the thick of it, using your blinkers may even be ...

Explains how aggregate short interest reflects institutional conviction and defensive market positioning Introduces the Short Interest Diffusion Index (SIDI) as a standardized measure of professional ...

Tim Smith has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry, both as a writer and as a trader. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a ...

The S&P 500 VIX futures spiked over 5%. ・The economic calendar of the day is empty due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Discover how the Cboe SKEW Index assesses market volatility and perceived tail-risk in the S&P 500, despite its limitations as a predictive tool.

The Fear and Greed Index is showing that the market has been driven by Fear, while hitting new all-time highs. Learn more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. In a perfect world, stock prices would always reflect underlying value. But ...

Bitcoin price holds above $100,000, driven by "risk-on" sentiment after the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped to 20. The Bitcoin Bull Score Index surged to 80, and the Fear & Greed Index suggests ...

Macro volatility declined last week following the Fed meeting, even as Powell injected more uncertainty into the December meeting. Read more here.

Financial markets experienced dramatic shifts on a striking Monday that left investors uneasy. An abrupt technological stock downturn set off warning signals in key financial indicators. The ...