** ALERT: NOW READ THIS: ** This is a simple text file. It is NOT a web page. THIS FILE SHOULD **NOT** BE VIEWED ON A CELL PHONE. VIEW ONLY ON A COMPUTER MONITOR OR WITH A TABLET DEVICE. DISCLAIMER: ** Please read carefully the Disclaimer at the bottom of this file. LAST UPDATE: 20220113 20211121 20210918 20210805 20210224 20201202 20201119 20201103 20201031 20200309 Local Path: "C:\DAN\Budget\Fidelity\Retirement\On_Line\VIX_fyi.txt" Web Path: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/VIX_fyi.txt VIX = CBOE Volatility Index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIX "The VIX" can be a useful tool in anticipating short-term Stock Market UPs & DOWNs. Historical VIX Average Value: 20 VIX > 20: Stocks a bargain; BUY VIX < 20: Stocks too high ; SELL "When VIX is low it’s time to go, when VIX is high it’s time to Buy." - This saying reflects the fact that some of the best times to buy shares is during financial panics (always when the VIX is high). In other words, BUY when people are fearful (VIX is high) and SELL when they are greedy or complacent (VIX is low). GOLD Price tends to parallel VIX up or down, thus: As VIX goes "DOWN" (i.e., investor Fear & Uncertaintainty lessen), GOLD (the traditional hedge against Uncertainty) prices tend to RETREAT as investors SELL Gold and BUY Stocks & Bonds for higher yield. As VIX goes "UP" (i.e., investor Fear & Uncertaintainty increase), GOLD (the traditional hedge against Uncertainty) prices tend to ADVANCE as investors BUY Gold and SELL Stocks & Bonds. VIX FYI: https://markets.cboe.com/tradeable_products/vix/ https://markets.cboe.com/tradeable_products/vix/faqs/ https://seekingalpha.com/article/4181949-market-volatility-bulletin-vix-responds-begrudgingly-tariff-threats?ifp=0 https://tinyurl.com/yahoxyel https://seekingalpha.com/article/4127088-etfs-vs-actively-managed-mutual-funds-popularity-index-investing?ifp=0 "Beta measures how an asset moves versus an index. Alpha is a historical measure of an asset’s return on investment compared to the risk adjusted expected return." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4134480-warning-side-effects-may-include-rapid-stock-price-depreciation http://tinyurl.com/hubntvw http://www.cboe.com/VIX http://tinyurl.com/yb76l9op [also VIX_History.jpg] http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=810698 http://www.optionstradingiq.com/understanding-and-trading-the-vix-your-ultimate-resource/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/business/dealbook/market-volatility.html https://seekingalpha.com/article/4127176-market-volatility-bulletin-vix-gives-back?ifp=0 20211119: FRI CLOSE: DJIA:(-$268.97) S&P500:(-$6.58) Nasdaq:(+$63.73) DJIA=35601.98 GOLD=1845.00 SILVER=24.56 VIX=17.91 USD=0.96031 BTC=57947.82 ETH=4233.20 ADA=1.87 HIVE=4.20 20210917: FRI CLOSE: DJIA:(-$166.44) S&P500:(-$40.76) Nasdaq:(-$137.96) DJIA=34584.88 GOLD=1753.80 SILVER=22.36 VIX=20.81 USD=0.9323 BTC=47323.65 ETH=3412.18 ADA=2.36 HIVE=2.80 20201231: THU CLOSE: DJIA: (+$196.92) S&P500:(+$24.03) Nasdaq: (+$18.28) DJIA=30606.48 GOLD=1898.00 VIX=22.75 USD=0.89919 20201127: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (+$37.90) S&P500:(+$8.70) Nasdaq: (+$111.34) DJIA=29910.37 GOLD=1787.70 VIX=20.84 USD=0.9179 20201030: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (-$157.51) S&P500:(-$40.15) Nasdaq: (-$274.00) DJIA=26501.60 GOLD=1878.60 VIX=38.02 USD=0.94038 20200309: $56.08 VIX @ 08:17 MST Monday - Highest in my experience (COVID-19 Depression) USD=$0.94945 GOLD=$1670.30 DJIA=$24336.93 (-$1527.85) 20200308: Thoughts On A Panicked Market https://seekingalpha.com/article/4330488-thoughts-on-panicked-market 20200307: Just The Vix FYI [View the Charts & Comments] https://seekingalpha.com/article/4330458-just-vix 20200306: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (-$256.50) S&P500: (-$51.57) Nasdaq: (-$162.98) FRI: DJIA=25864.78 GOLD=1673.10 VIX=41.94 USD=0.9609 COVID-19 Has World Markets Spooooooked. 20200207: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (-$277.26) S&P500: (-$18.08) Nasdaq: (-$51.64) DJIA=29102.51 GOLD=1569.90 VIX=15.55 USD=0.98686 PRESIDENT TRUMP ACQUITTED DEMbs WRITHE IN REVULSION 20200110: $12.56 VIX @ FRI CLOSE: DJIA=28823.77 GOLD=1562.10 The Easy VIX: What To Look For From Here https://seekingalpha.com/article/4316265-easy-vix-what-to-look-for-from 20191204: Why VIX Options Are Superior To S&P 500 Options - A Comparison Of The Volatility Surface "VIX and SPX have an inverse relationship, so an SPX put would correspond to a VIX call." https://seekingalpha.com/article/4310576-why-vix-options-are-superior-to-s-and-p-500-options-comparison-of-volatility-surface 20191129: FRI CLOSE: DJIA: (-$112.59) S&P500: (-$12.65) Nasdaq: (-$39.70) DJIA=28051.41 GOLD=1464.00 VIX=12.62 USD=0.98273 20190913: BOO!! FRI CLOSE: DJIA [$INDU]: (+$37.07) S&P500 [SPX]: (-$2.18) Nasdaq: (-$17.75) FRI13: DJIA=27219.52 GOLD=1485.20 VIX=13.74 USD=0.98257 20180615: $11.98 VIX DJIA=25090.48 GOLD=1278.90 USD=0.94798 Week's Market Close 20180216: $19.36 VIX (Struggling to become optimistic again) 20180205: $37.32 (CRASH Monday) DOW down to $24,345 20171229: $11.04 VIX (2017 Average VIX = 11.10) GOLD=1302.50 DJIA=24719.22 USD=0.92297 (FRI) 20171122: $9.88 VIX (WED) 20171027: $9.80 VIX FRI: GOLD=1273.20 USD=0.94808 DJIA=23434.19 20170911: $10.73 VIX MON: GOLD=1325.60 USD=0.91989 DJIA=22057.37 16th Anniv "9-11" 20170811: $15.51 VIX FRI: GOLD=1288.70 USD=0.93069 DJIA=21858.32 ============================================================================= ========[ OTHER ON-LINE FINANCIAL RESOURCES (frequently updated) ]========== RED ALERTS https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/_RED_ALERTS.txt MY OWN INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY. https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/XFER_20210528_fyi.txt UNDERSTAND WHAT "EBITDA" AND DOZENS OF OTHER INVESTMENT TERMS MEAN: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Acronyms.txt INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL [DIGITAL] "MONEY": https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/BITBlockCOINChain_fyi.txt WHERE I [DRM] GO TO BUY & SELL STOCKS & MUTUAL FUNDS AND WHY:: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Fidelity_Stock_fyi.txt PHYSICAL METALLIC GOLD vs PAPER US DOLLAR (Fiat Treasury Note) https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/DollahVsGold.txt LEARN ABOUT THE MOST PRECIOUS GOLD COIN IN THE USA: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Gold_Eagle_fyi.txt THE REASONS GOLD PRICES NEVER REALLY GO UP OR DOWN: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/gold.txt WHERE I GO TO BUY PHYSICAL GOLD: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Kitco_Gold_fyi.txt WHY AN OUNCE OF GOLD WEIGHS MORE THAN AN OUNCE OF LEAD: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/Troy_vs_Avoir.txt FYI ON VIX; A GOOD SHORT-TERM INDICATOR OF STOCK MARKET PRICES: https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/VIX_fyi.txt https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/VIX_fyi.jpg https://www.dansher.com/USD_fyi/VIX_fyi_20190117.pdf ELECTION FRAUD, CUTTING THE CABLE, AND NON-MAINSTREAM NEWS SOURCES https://www.dansher.com/MAGA/Q_Links_fyi.txt ============================================================================= DISCLAIMER: ** Through the Grace of Almighty God and Trump administration policies, I have been able to make mostly good financial decisions that have mostly paid off well. 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