iPath® Series B S&P 500® VIX Short-Term Futures™ ETN from Barclays is up 26% since mid-February but is not a buy-and-hold; it's for hedging and speculation. VXX's gains are driven by front-month VIX ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. The VIX index, a measure of anticipated market VOLATILITY or UNCERTAINTY, gets labeled the "fear index" and ...