.VVIX VVIX Index
- 78.220
- -1.340-1.68%
Traders Pile Into Bets on VIX Soaring to 50 as Fed Risks Mount
Traders are making big bets on stock market turbulence as the S&P 500 Index retreats from its record high and investors wonder when, not if, the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates.
Calm Before the Storm? Depressed VIX Might Be Awakened in August
Since June, the VIX index has been hovering at lower levels, indicating unruffled market confidence. Some concerns are emerging that the present phase of market stability could be a harbinger of more tumultuous times, often referred to as "the calm before the storm.
Options Market Statistics (2/13): Traders Brace for a Blowup as Cost of Protection for US Stocks
U.S. stock futures crept higher, as investors awaited inflation data due later this week that will feed into their assessments of where monetary policy is headed.
Giant VIX options trades bet that stock-market calm won't last
As calm descends on a U.S. stock market that's posting one record after the next, it appears that one options trader is making a big bet that the serenity is not going to last.
Market Recap: Nobody is necessarily running for the door
VVIX which is the volatility of the volatility index got cracked above 100 today, what is indicative of this?