Last week the broad media began discussing in panicky terms the recent increase in interest rates. Specifically they noted how closed-end funds and ETFs like the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond Fund ...

The CBOE Volatility Index ($VIX) has finally awoken from its long slumber, surging from under 17 in late January to nearly 24 ...

Simplify Volatility Premium ETF generates income by selling VIX futures and investing in income-producing securities like high-yield and government bonds. The SVOL ETF also buys out-of-the-money VIX ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, is a benchmark that measures the expected future volatility of the S&P 500 index. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

VIX futures tend to trade in contango (with spot trading at a discount to futures contracts). The VIX curve usually only moves into backwardation (with nearby expirations trading at a premium to later ...

Time to open up the viewer mailbox! "Just as interesting as the treasury curve flattening, is the vix curve flattening out. Maybe a blog topic for you....seems rare." Indeed, we are on the flat side ...

I started to do some work on whether the VIX has the potential to break out as we come into Halloween. Recently I commented on the trading pattern of investing creating inflows into UVXY, TVIX and VXX ...

Before delving into whether VIX is returning to 'normal' or not, it is important to accept that whether investors like it or not, VIX has played a crucial role in the stock market sell-off AND the ...

The Simplify Volatility Premium ETF is designed to monetize short-term volatility by shorting VIX futures and options, profiting in contango markets. SVOL's portfolio is heavily exposed to VIX futures ...