The Simplify Volatility Premium ETF trades at a 15.25% yield by selling short-term VIX futures, benefiting from contango but vulnerable during backwardation. SVOL employs tail hedging and invests in ...

Activity in the index options market suggests the anxiety surrounding the recent market swoon has dissipated significantly. The CBOE VIX index, an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, the option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility known as Wall Street's fear gauge, has eased back slightly from the highs seen during the latest market selloff.

The stock-market volatility sparked by the latest Trump tariff row has swiftly subsided. It's like it never happened. The spike in the Cboe Volatility Index caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

The April futures contract on the Cboe Volatility Index expires Wednesday, and such events can prove "a fulcrum for risk," says Jonathan Krinsky, technical strategist at BTIG. The index is an ...

SVIX delivered over +35% total return since April 2025, driven by a decline in volatility and the VIX futures curve shifting to contango, as predicted. The VIX is at 16, with front-month futures at 18 ...