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The Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (SVOL) benefits from falling VIX futures and is designed to pay high monthly income.
Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...
Although stocks have been the top-performing asset class over the last century, based on average annual return, this doesn't mean the stock market moves from Point A to B in a straight line -- and the ...
Marco Heuer and Nik Nolden of Deloitte Germany examine how shifts in tariffs, foreign exchange and interest rates, and ...
SPLV can offer a smoother return profile by focusing on the least volatile S&P 500 stocks. See how SPLV helps preserve ...
Short bets by hedge funds on the so-called fear index, the CBOE Vix volatility index, have hit highs not seen since September 2022. While many market participants interpret this as an indication of ...
Investors of all types prepare for potential pullbacks differently than they prepare for bullishness. Namely, they're willing to pay a premium for options, which are an effective means of playing ...
Index of forward looking volatility can thus be termed as risk index. Higher the index, higher will be the possibility of downward move and higher will be the risk of loss.
The Schwab Trading Activity Index ("STAX") rose to 43.69 in the four-week period ended Aug. 24, 2025, from 41.79 in the prior ...
What is the BSE Low Volatility Index? Investing in the stock market can be thrilling, but it often comes with significant risks due to market fluctuations. For investors seeking stability, the BSE Low ...
"Volatility across major asset classes is currently sitting at unusually low levels," says Kristian Kerr, head of macro strategy at LPL Financial. He observes that not only is realized equity ...