On Monday, Bryan and I recommended a volatility straddle using the iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX). A straddle is when you buy a put and a call option with the same ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. How do you hedge your long positions? One solution is VIX futures or options thereof. The savvy investor knows ...

VXX and UVXY are long volatility ETPs using VIX futures for convex payoff in the event of a market crash. VIX is at 24 following a dramatic spike to 60. Both ETPs have had huge rallies, but the rally ...

Investors in Ipath Series B Standard and Poors 500 Vix Short-term Futures Etn (Symbol: VXX) saw new options begin trading today, for the December 23rd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our ...

Investors in Ipath Series B Standard and Poors 500 Vix Short-term Futures Etn (Symbol: VXX) saw new options become available today, for the January 2022 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our ...

Just like the Stelvio Pass Road in the Alps, the stock market doesn't move in a straight line. Be careful if you try to profit from the volatility, though. Image source: Pixabay You may know that the ...

Options traders are banking on iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX) to decline through the end of the week In keeping with its usual trend, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSE ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. We write about stock options with a focus on yield. Investors in Barclays Bank plc (AMEX: VXX) saw new options begin trading today ...

The U.S. stock market is under pressure today, and that has the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) -- viewed as Wall Street's primary "fear gauge" -- up 20.7% at $14.17. As such, a number of volatility ETNs ...

Investors in Barclays Bank plc (AMEX: VXX) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 4th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the VXX options ...