The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one and one-half times (1.5x) the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index for a single day.

The Cboe Volatility Index — often called Wall Street's "fear gauge" — was moving higher on Thursday, trading around 26.9. The ...

Wall Street's fear gauge, or VIX, is flashing red as the S&P 500, tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY, plunges and volatility explodes higher on Tuesday. With the VIX surging roughly 30% morning ...

Wall Street’s fear gauge is pulling back this morning even as the world grows more unsettled. The VIX is trading at 22.74, ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

SVIX (-1x short VIX futures ETF) is a high-risk trading tool—not buy-and-hold. Learn key risks, volatility drivers, and macro impacts. Read more here.

Market uncertainty has been a prevalent theme of 2025, keeping volatility front and center within capital markets. Thus far, the defining volatility moment for the year occurred in April 2025, when ...

Although the high level of market uncertainty that existed a few months ago has decreased, several external risks remain that could impact markets in the near term. While many investors are aware of ...