What the Rising VIX Means to Stocks

The VIX is on the rise, and the following chart annotated by Arthur Hill at StockCharts.com illustrates what that has meant to stocks recently:

Comments

[User325602:]

Ummmm..... VIX is on the rise? Really? Looks like it's decending from its peak to me.....

Feb 20 01:33 AM

[honeyeater:]

A fresh rally in the VIX might deliver us the the mother of all capitulations.

Feb 20 02:00 AM

[ROLEXDAYTONA:]

The higher the VIX the better is to daytrade, as volatility is a mother of all daytraders.

Feb 20 06:28 AM

[YITBOSGP:]

So the market tanked the past couple days which is reflected in a higher VIX. So what? What do you think we should do with this information? Your articles are usually a bit more informative.

Feb 22 04:54 AM