Tag: iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
Trading VXX Can Be Very Profitable
Trading VXX Can Be Very Profitable There are good reasons why trading iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is extremely popular. With an average volume of nearly 50 million shares a day, both retail and institutional traders must be active in this ETN. As a quick refresher, VXX is a way to get […]
Should You Be Trading VXX?
Should You Be Trading VXX? One of the primary themes I like to discuss on this site is volatility. After all, you shouldn’t be trading options if you don’t at least have a basic understanding of why volatility is important to the financial markets. So why is volatility important? In a nutshell, volatility is significant […]
What’s This Big VXX Trade Telling Us?
What’s This Big VXX Trade Telling Us? If you’re a regular reader of this site, you know I like to talk about VXX. VXX, or the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN, is one of the most popular exchange-traded products out there. As I’ve mentioned before, the average volume for VXX over the last […]
VXX Stock – Everything You Need To Know (Part 1)
With the explosion in popularity of volatility products, both for options traders and investors in general, it’s a good idea to have a solid understanding of what’s out there. As you may realize, the single most important volatility benchmark is the VIX (CBOE’s S&P 500 volatility index). However, the VIX itself isn’t tradable. That’s where […]
