The situation looks much worse than it was back at the beginning of 2022, but VIX stays in the same place. S&P 500 Index looks overvalued at this point since there are lots of short-term risks. The ...

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated, with Iran launching an attack on Israel in response to an attack on its embassy in Syria. Investors seeking ways to hedge their portfolios may ...

What in the world is going with the Barclays iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (BATS:VXX) exchange-traded note (ETN)? Shares of the VXX ETN are up over 9% today at the time of writing and ...

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 ...

There are numerous articles on the profitability in shorting the Ipath S&P 500 VIX Short-term Future Exchange traded note, A.K.A VXX. Some investors who thought this was a fool-proof strategy will be ...

On Monday, Barclays PLC BCS announced it would be suspending the sale and issuance of two popular exchange-traded notes (ETNs) due to capacity constraints. After trading in tandem throughout most of ...

Investors in Ipath Series B Standard and Poors 500 Vix Short-term Futures Etn (Symbol: VXX) saw new options become available this week, for the December 17th expiration. One of the key data points ...

It was just two short weeks ago in this space that we found ourselves looking askance at the state of the short volatility trade. And in the aftermath of last week's rapid-fire sell-off in stocks -- ...