Research Reports 23 January 2020
Practical Applications for VIX
Video
What is (and isn’t) actually implied by VIX data? Steve Blumenthal, CIO at CMG Capital Management Group joins S&P DJI’s Ed Ware and Hamish Preston to explore what VIX data means and how to put Wall Street’s fear gauge to work.
Authors: Steve Blumenthal, Ed Ware, Hamish Preston
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VIX measures market expectations of the S&P 500 Index volatility over a time period. While the index is widely followed as a predictive indicator of U.S. equity market sentiment, understanding to decipher its meaning is widely considered the purview of sophisticated investments professionals. The video explores what VIX data means and how to put Wall Street’s fear gauge to work.
About the Authors
S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®.