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American stock ownership is back at all-time highs
Source: Markets & Mayhem, Visual Capitalist
There is no free lunch in finance
Funds designed to protect investors from volatility failed to protect investors during periods of high volatility Source: FT, Barchart
The Japanese Yen Carry Trade unwinding is only 50% complete warns JP Morgan
Source: Win Smart
Putting yesterday's VIX intra-day high at 65 into historical perspective...
Source: Bloomberg, RBC
Historic day in volatility
The difference between the VIX's intra-day high (65) and close (38) was the highest EVER. Source: 3Fourteen Research thru Octavian Adrian Tanase
TS Lombard: "Our analysis of past volatility bouts shows that equities take 4-5 weeks, on average, before a sustained recovery begins.
Markets tend to rebound on oversold conditions such as the current ones, but investors often sell into that strength, which can lead to a relapse. This is what happened, for instance, in 2018, an episode that bears strong similarities to the current one." Source: TS Lombard, The Market Ear
The $VIX spiked 65% higher today, the 2nd largest 1-day % increase in history
(note: $VIX data goes back to 1990). Source: Charlie Bilello
VIX hit 65. To put things in context: this is the 3rd biggest VIX spike in history...
The VIX is now just 15 away from its record high of 80 hit when the global economy shut down and the US market tumbled 30% Source: www.zerohedge.com, Bloomberg
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