Sentences with phrase «investor fear gauge»

The VIX is also used as a general investor fear gauge, so the current higher levels indicate an increased consensus of investor anxiety.

Historically, the CBOE Volatility Index ® (VIX), which many investors know as the «investor fear gauge,» tends to spike when markets are tumultuous.

The VIX is a widely used measure of market risk and is often referred to as the «investor fear gauge».

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It also is referred to as the «fear gauge,» as it is based on the trading of financial assets that allow investors to bet on future prices.

Market volatility, which has been historically low in recent months, spiked, with Cboe Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 100 percent.

The VIX index — Wall Street's so - called «fear gauge» because it measures how much volatility investors expect in the future — had spiked above 50 early Tuesday, quadruple where it was about two weeks ago, before settling at 25 late Wednesday and them ramping up to 34 by late Thursday.

Market volatility, which has been historically low in recent months, spiked, with the Cboe Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 100 percent.

The Chicago Board of Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX)-- a.k.a. the investor «fear gauge» — is the best way to measure near - term volatility in the S&P 500.

Together with the VIX (fear gauge) spike, investors may feel there is too much risk on the table and pull out of risky assets.

According to the VIX index — which is known as the «Fear Gauge» — investors are feeling calmer about the stock market than they have in 25 years.