Adam Warner's post frames the VIX in an interesting way, pointing out that the VIX doesn't "trade" like a stock because it's really only a statistic.

This article is the continuation of the article on the financials "Heads Up, Watch the Financials."

Clearly the market does not think the turmoil is over.

This is the most interesting trading since last May, so I thought it might be time to check in on The State of Volatility in the SPX.

A quick graphical example of the difference between volatility and the VIX

Should the implied volatility for S&P 500 options that expire in three months be higher or lower than for options that expire in one month?

Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.

The current condition seems like a movie we have already seen. Crude oil closes above $100 a barrel, the US dollar is declining along with the emerging market equities.

Yesterday, I noticed that based on the way the VIX and the SPX were acting that I thought we were going to sell off (we did, and then some).

Sometimes, in all my analysis of implied volatility, my option mentoring students get a little lost as to what the net result of all of this volatility talk is: price.

You can view a chart of the VIX just as you can for any stock.

I wonder if, yesterday, traders didn't simply move the date to Saturday already.