• Kalkaline
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    5 months ago

    I wish I knew how the VIX worked, that shit is going to be up so much today.

    • Gsus4@mander.xyzOP
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      5 months ago

      Nice call, I checked it and it is already above the levels of the Ukraine war. It’s a COVID-level or 2008-level event already.

      https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/^VIX/

      I think volatility is just a name used for variance of a basket of commodities, stocks, bonds that reflects an added price due to risk/uncertainty.