what does increasing vix mean in the stock market
The VIX can be viewed as the investor fear gauge index. It measures the volatility and fear in the market by tracking the implied volatility of at-the-money put and call options for a 30-day period in the S&P 500.hen stocks go down, option volatility (VIX) increases as more options traders buy puts to either protect their stock portfolio, as an alternative to shorting, or to speculate. This is exactly what has been happening over the last few weeks.