Wall Street's "fear gauge," the CBOE Volatility Index, is on the rise. The VIX jumped 17% early Friday to above 21 after ...

The most widely-followed gauge of Wall Street fear and uncertainty spiked on Friday, as Israel's surprise strike on Iran sent ...

Market anxiety spiked sharply on Friday as the VIX volatility index, often dubbed the “fear index,” jumped 15.52% amid a ...

That's where the VIX and the Fear and Greed Index can be helpful to investors: Think of these tools as backseat drivers: One calmly follows the GPS and checks for potholes ahead, while the other ...

Johannes Eisele / Getty Images The Cboe Volatility Index, better known by its ticker symbol VIX and often called the market's "fear gauge," measures the market's expectation of future volatility ...

We have all heard the VIX or volatility index referred to as the Fear Index or Fear Gauge. Rising VIX was meant to signal fear in the markets. That is how most investors have historically ...

Whenever you start seeing the Cboe Volatility Index ($VIX) featured in financial media headlines, you know the market environment is getting turbulent. Also known as ...

Stocks are volatile. That much is understood by most investors, but what exactly is volatility and how is it measured for the overall stock market? You may have seen references to something called ...

One mildly promising hedge is the CBOE's VIX index, often called the fear index. The VIX is a measure of expected volatility, based on those volatile souls in the options market. A VIX reading of ...

It’s been a year of such extremes on Wall Street that even volatility measures have been historically volatile.

The Cboe Volatility Index – frequently referred to ... and it's often referred to casually as the "fear gauge." The real-time VIX values quoted in the financial media (aka the "spot" or "cash ...