What is an index? It’s hard to say these days. An index used to be a broad measure of market value. Today, it appears to mean any list of securities that are configured and managed in any way. This ...

Stock market indexes help investors gauge general market conditions across various sectors. Different indexes target specific market segments, aiding in tailored investment decisions. Index funds ...

Index futures are futures contracts where the underlying asset is a stock index. These financial derivatives allow investors to buy or sell the future value of a stock index at a predetermined price ...

Index funds are mutual funds that seek only to mirror the performance of an underlying stock market index — not to outperform ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, writer, fact-checker, and ...

Recent market volatility has increased investors’ appetite for strategies that lower risk. Enter defined-outcome exchange-traded funds, otherwise known as “buffer ETFs,” which claim to shield ...

What Is the Relative Strength Index (RSI)? The relative strength index (RSI) indicates whether a security, such as a stock, is overbought or oversold. It’s a technical indicator that is a part of a ...