But not the U.S equity market, with the VIX (the Volatility Index, a measure gauging future anticipated stock market volatility) trading at an astonishingly low level.
The volatility or fear index, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), is over 33, and has remained over 30 since the beginning of August, when the American debt issues and worries about Greece really started to reemerge in the market place.
The cost of insuring against bad outcomes in equity markets, at least as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange's VIX index of volatility, has been rising in recent days.
As the VIX (an equities volatility index traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange) has moved up and down aggressively, the need to use voice in executing trades becomes more dramatic, he said.
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"If you write a call on your IBM shares, you reduce both risk and potential return, one for one, " says Bob Whaley, a Vanderbilt University professor who in 1993 developed the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, or VIX, which tracks investor expectations for market volatility.
Option volume on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) once again reversed sharply on Thursday.
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Finally, put volume also spiked on the CBOE Market Volatility Index ( VIX) on Thursday.
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The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) closed below the significant 16 level on Friday.
We saw a sharper reversal of sentiment among options traders on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
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Our investment team noted that volatility fell this week, with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) declining 20 percent.
Technicians point to the low volatility of the VIX Index and forecast a sizable market correction around the corner.
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Additional hedging activity can be seen in the rise in preference for calls on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
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Crawford also cites a declining ratio of new highs to new lows, as well as a rising Volatility Index (VIX).
On Sept. 10, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was at 31.8, quite high, as anything above 20 is considered excessive volatility.
Option volume on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) grew increasingly call heavy on Monday, as speculation for continued market weakness grew.
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Volatility, as measured by the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX), is rising.
Call volume was blistering on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) on Wednesday, as traders appeared to grudgingly accept that stocks were likely to continue higher.
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While overall options activity remains in a somewhat predicable trend, volume on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has been quite erratic during the past several sessions.
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The timing of this release is interesting, and could very well determine the direction of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) in the weeks ahead.
With April expiration now behind us, the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) enters the week trading in the 15 area again, which has been a floor since December.
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On the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX), it seems that most traders are looking for a minimum of 30 to mark a short-term bottom for the market.
Crawford says confirmation of the market's next down leg would come if the MACD were to show another bearish crossover, and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) were to hit 14 and then move on up to 19.
This may very well be a market for derivatives traders buying options and the CBOE Volatility Index, the VIX.
The Vix index of American stockmarket volatility, which doubled to almost 20 in early March, had returned to calmer waters.
Trading volatility has become possible through vehicles based off the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, or VIX for short.
Filings surged to 60 in the fourth quarter of 2008 from 52 the preceding quarter as the Chicago Board Options Volatility Index, or VIX doubled to 60.
The Chicago-based options trading venue is the home to the volatility index, or VIX, but traders who deal in certain products were shut out Thursday morning as multiple planned re-openings came and went.
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Last autumn, the VIX, a widely watched index of implied volatility of options on American shares, peaked at over 40.
That discount can be seen in the CBOE Market Volatility Index, known as the VIX, which is at multi-year lows in the 12-13 range.
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