CBOE Volatility Index
Money manager Dan Niles says market ‘bottoming is not a day,’ it’s a process
As investors try to find their footing after recent bouts of hyper-volatile trading, portfolio manager Dan Niles is cautioning patience. “You can’t fix all your positioning problems in one day,” the founder and portfolio manager at Niles Investment Management told CNBC’s “Closing Bell Overtime” on Wednesday. The S & P 500 logged a 9.5% advance […]
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Dow rebounds 900 points on rising hopes for tariff deals: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2025. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stocks surged Tuesday in a slight reprieve from the tariff market turmoil, on rising hopes the U.S. would reach trade deals to lower the duties over time. The Dow Jones Industrial […]
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S&P 500’s 10% 2-day collapse from Trump’s tariff shock ranks among the deepest in history
Financial markets that spent two years anticipating a recession that never came took two days to price in surging odds of a recession that might come by invitation. With one of the nastiest two-day selloffs in history following President Donald Trump’s launch of punitive tariffs on most trading partners, the stock market is in one […]
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Actively managed ETFs hit $1 trillion milestone: Why tariff uncertainty may spark more growth
ETF Edge Actively managed ETFs hit $1 trillion milestone: Why tariff uncertainty may spark more growth Published Fri, Apr 4 20257:00 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Breaking down the stock market rout: Was there panic selling that typically precedes a bottom?
Mike Santoli and I broke down the stock market internals that occurred during the nearly 5% rout in the S & P 500 Thursday, trying to determine whether we are seeing the kind of panic that typically occurs around market bottoms. CNBC Pro subscribers can watch the PRO videocast above for instant analysis on Thursday’s […]
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Wall Street’s fear gauge is close to signaling a bear market, says DataTrek Research
Wall Street’s fear gauge is close to signaling a bear market, according to DataTrek Research. The CBOE Volatility Index topped the 29 level on Thursday in a sign the stock sell-off will continue unless volatility abates from here. Typically, a reading above 20 indicates elevated fear and uncertainty in the market, according to Nicholas Colas, […]
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Tracking this gauge allows you to trade the stock market roller coaster
Traders’ most widely cited measure of fear is currently pointing to cause for confidence, according to Wall Street veteran Nick Colas. The Cboe Volatility Index , an options-based measure of expected market gyrations, has drifted below its long-term average after previously spiking, which Colas said in his overnight market note Monday is often an attractive […]
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Morgan Stanley’s near-term rally call: CIO Mike Wilson sees beaten-up Mag 7 stocks as winners
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson sees a meaningful rotation back into U.S. stocks, and he sees one beaten-up group as a winner. “It started out with a low-quality rally, which is what we expect – meaning a short squeeze,” the firm’s chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. “Then, what we noticed is the […]
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3 technical indicators to watch as stocks try to find a bottom
The S & P 500 is attempting to rebound from the lows set Thursday. It’s still too early to tell if this low will hold and a new rally was born. To help answer this question, let’s open the proverbial market hood to examine three internal gauges of the market engine. We’ll refer to these simply […]
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Goldman Sachs offers its newest option for downside protection in volatile markets
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is trying to serve more investors looking for downside protection from market turmoil. Bryon Lake helped the firm launch its newest buffer exchange-traded fund this month: the Goldman Sachs U.S. Large Cap Buffer 3 ETF. “I’m an investor. You’re an investor. The folks watching are investors, and there’s an incredible amount […]
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