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What’s Wrong With The VIX? Volatility Index Behaving Oddly

Jun 16th, 2008 | By Rick Pendergraft | Category: Stock Market Investing

The CBOE Volatility Index is designed to be a measure of volatility in the overall market. Without getting too technical, it is based on the volatility of S&P 500 options. The options are rotated in and out, as one month’s options expire and then a new month is added on.

Tags: Amp, Cboe, Cboe Volatility Index, DOW, Money Markets, Stock Market, US stocks, Vix Options, Vix Volatility Index, Wall Street
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Are the Dog Days of Summer a Thing of the Past?

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By Rick Pendergraft | Category: Stock Market Investing

Beware; we have now entered the dog days of summer. Historically, stock market volume slows from Memorial Day until Labor Day. The slow summer months are believed to come about because traders go on vacation and the traditional stereotype is that most of Wall Street is playing on the beaches in the Hamptons.

Tags: Cboe, credit crisis, Investment Tools, New York Stock Exchange, S&P 500, Stock Market
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