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12 Mar 2025

Behold your new volatility regime...

VIX curve is now inverted: Source: Bloomberg, Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway

10 Mar 2025

Market VOLATILITY is back:

The S&P 500 has seen a move of more than 1% in either direction for 6 straight trading sessions, the longest streak since November 2020. Source: Bloomberg

7 Mar 2025

WATCH CREDIT SPREADS‼️

US high yield spreads (in green) are starting to tick up, but not to the extent of the Economic Uncertainty Index nor the Vix (in red). If credit weakens, then we know we are in trouble... Source: Bloomberg, RBC

21 Feb 2025

Call options volume on the volatility index, VIX, jumped above 1 million contracts on Tuesday for the 6th time this year.

Source : bloomberg

27 Jan 2025

CBOE Volatility Index $VIX dropped to its lowest level this year, even with stocks declining on Friday

No fear left in the market except by Bears. Today might be another story… Source: Barchart

19 Dec 2024

The $VIX spiked 74% higher yesterday, the 2nd biggest 1-day % increase in history

Volatility is back. Source Charlie Bilello

25 Nov 2024

It has been a very quiet year... Can we expect the same in 2025???

Source: Asym 50, RBC

7 Nov 2024

CBOE Volatility Index $VIX drops more than 20%, one of the largest declines in the last 2 decades

Source: Barchart

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