The article below is one of the best I've read about the VIX fear index. It gives everybody, especially those of us who need it <g>, a clear and concise summary of what the VIX does, when, and why. I have linked to it here without the writer's (Don Miller) permission or objection. Here's a good video about the VIX from CNBC Here's a good article from Forbes and from Schaeffer's Investment Research And more Good article about ETF's vs ETN's Are JPMorgan Chase ETNs Safe? new May 17 Eerie volatility prediction new May 23 The Right Way to Use the VIX to Profit and Avoid Losses new May 23 Beware ETNs: Risky ETF look-alikes new May 24 Facebook Shows There's a Sucker Born Every Minute new May 25
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new July 5 new July 6 How To Forecast VIX & VXX: A Sophisticated Yet Simple Process new July 8 Breaking Down the Risks on ETNs
new July 13 Friday (July 13) Market Melt-Up: Don't Get Suckered In new July 16 Is a Bigger Selloff in Stocks Ahead? new July 16
http://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts/circuitbreakersbulletin.htm new July 27 So You Want To Trade Volatility: Understanding Contango new July 27 CONTROLLING STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY: POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF REGULATORY INTERVENTION http://infospherebusinessalerts.blogspot.com/2012/07/controlling-stock-market-volatility.html new July 30 Rarely do we recommend that you go to an off-site page. But the email I received this morning — I watched the Market Wrap Up Video three times. We promise you will not regret viewing it. He's the only guy talking like we've been thinking — As Johnny Carson once said, "Great minds (pun) run in the same sewer" :) We'd be interested in hearing your reaction to the video in Comments.
new Aug 3 Essential Guide To Understanding And Forecasting The VIX And VXX new Aug 8
How Can the VIX Be 14 and Lower than VIN and VIF? by Bill Luby new Aug 14 VIX Warning of a Top? (Good video, registration required) new Aug 22 new Sep 2 There's the rub: VIX bets turn cash into vapor new Sep 8 VIX ETN Hits All-Time Low, In Single Digits As Contango Deepens http://seekingalpha.com/article/855511-vix-etn-hits-all-time-low-in-single-digits-as-contango-deepens new Sep 9 ETF Investors: Beware The Coming ETN Backlash http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/72222/etf-investors-beware-the-coming-etn-backlash new Sep 9 Why There’s No Jail Time for Wall Streeters |