The VIX has only closed above 50 on 75 trading days since 1990, and the S&P 500 has generally generated monster returns during the year following such high readings.

Wall Street’s fear gauge is heading skyward. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, recently stood over 10% higher at about 50. It had jumped above 60 in earlier trading Monday. There have been only ...

The Cboe Volatility index, or VIX, an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility, is falling early Wednesday, trading just above the 16 mark. The VIX tends to rise when investors get ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, climbed 0.7 points to just over 17 in early trading. The widely followed fear gauge tracks S&P 500 options contracts, with any reading of below 20 tending to ...