Bollinger Bandwidth is one of the few technical indicators that measures volatility. Most indicators use price and attempt to identify trend changes. Bollinger Bandwidth measures how strong the recent ...

Market volatility is as low as we’ve seen in the last six months as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index. VIX is a real-time index that represents the market expectation for near-term ...

The VIX index isn't the only forward implied volatility index. There are other indexes of different time frames ranging from 9 days to 1 year. They are called VIX9D, VIX3M, VIX6M, VIX1Y. Because of ...

The VIX ended last week just above 16, bringing it to its highest level in 2024. What does this tell us about investor sentiment, and how does this compare to previous market cycles? Let’s take a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Irvine is an investment manager covering market trends. Volatility, a measure of an asset's price fluctuations around its mean ...

Despite better data access and clearer communication from policymakers, budget-related volatility refuses to fade. What moves ...

Action Alerts PLUS co-portfolio manager Bob Lang explained how the CBOE Volatility Index, or the Vix, can be used to help predict both market rallies and market selloffs. J.D. DURKIN: Bob, you've also ...

The stock market's volatility gauge is signaling a trough in the S&P 500. Futures for the CBOE Volatility Index indicated more uncertainty about the near term than longer term. Such backwardation is ...

Stocks can be volatile for many reasons, and one of them is the question of future corporate earnings growth. "While earnings uncertainty is not a sufficient condition for market volatility, it does ...

A simple moving average. That’s the first thing you’ll learn in technical analysis boot camp. Over time, however, you’ll realize it’s a useless indicator. What is a 50-day, 100-day, 200-day moving ...