CNN’s Fear & Greed Index is a way to gauge stock market movements and whether stocks are fairly priced. The index uses seven market indicators to help answer the question: What emotion is driving the ...

Sometimes, experiences in the stock market may feel like a long, unpredictable road trip through Texas: One minute, it's bumper-to-bumper chaos, and in the thick of it, using your blinkers may even be ...

The VIX, or "fear gauge," measures expected stock market volatility over 30 days. A higher VIX suggests increased market stress and potential stock market declines. Stock market uncertainty from ...

The Cboe Volatility Index, better known as the VIX or Wall Street's "fear gauge," touched its highest level since Dec. 18 on ...

Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...

At about 18.2, the Cboe Volatility index (VIX), an option-derived measure of expected S&P 500 volatility, sits comfortably below its long-run average of 19.5. The VIX is known as Wall Street's fear ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

・Earlier in 2025, the VIX Index reached its highest daily close since the COVID-19 pandemic at 52.33 on April 8 after U.S. President Donald Trump launched his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. ・Several ...

Following a significant weekly decline, the Nifty is nearing oversold territory, suggesting a potential short-term rebound.

Fortunately, there is a metric that can indicate how investor sentiment is influencing stock prices right now. That metric is the Fear and Greed Index, developed by CNN Business. Read on to learn what ...