Discover four strategic ways to trade the VIX using ETFs and ETNs. Learn to manage volatility for better investment decisions ...

What it does: Tracks short-term VIX futures contracts. Why it matters now: The VIX has plummeted more than 65% since peaking in early April, leaving room for big upside potential if market jitters ...

Put buyers have resurfaced in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX), but once again, they seem to be on the wrong side of the things as we first noticed put buying in this ETN late last week ...

Although they’re not designed as long-term investments, the performance of a pair of leveraged exchange traded products that invest in VIX futures contracts is shockingly bad in 2012. VelocityShares ...

Investors seeking to hedge against abrupt market shocks have received little comfort this year from volatility-linked exchange-traded products. The VIX, Wall Street’s so-called “fear gauge,” has been ...

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF offers exposure to volatility, but is best suited for short-term trading due to significant time decay. S&P VIX Index remains near 2025 lows despite economic and ...

Quick Read CTA has underperformed since its March 2022 launch due to the low-volatility equity bull market. The fund needs ...

A volatility premium has opened up, which we expect to unwind in due course. Macro variables are on a knife's edge, and docile put buying has dragged the VIX into a lagged territory. We anticipate ...

The investment seeks to provide exposure to the daily returns of the S&P 500® VIX® Short-Term Futures Points-Change Inverse Daily Index. The index tracks the daily “points-change” return from a ...

Short answer: yes, inverse and volatility ETFs can hedge market crashes, but the cost, complexity, and timing often outweigh ...