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VIX index could stage a 175% comeback to $50 by May
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged below $20 even after the strong US economic numbers. It dropped to $18 as the yield curve inverted to the lowest point in decades. The closely-watched index has...
Traders brace for a blowup as cost of protection for U.S. stocks hits highest level since October
The cost of hedging against another equity market blowup has risen to its highest level since October as investors brace for a surge in volatility as U.S. stocks head for their worst week in nearly tw...
A Good Year For Stocks? Sure
Happy days: A bullish case for the stock market Getty Images Last year was a bummer for the stock market, with the S&P 500 down 19%. Economists keep predicting a recession in 2023, although they t...
Debt-Ceiling Crisis: What Could Happen, According to History
The White House and Congress are locked in a standoff, once again, over whether to raise the debt ceiling—the legislative limit on the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to bor...
Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ flashes warning that stocks might be headed off a cliff
Wall Street’s fear gauge has fallen to its lowest level in months, and Wall Street strategists are concerned it could be a warning that the latest stock-market rally is coming to an end. Specifically,...
Why The VIX Could Predict A Bitcoin And Crypto Rally
Thomas Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, outlined in a recent CNBC interview why the VIX – a real-time volatility index from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (...
History shows odds favor a 20% stock-market return in 2023 after a brutal 2022, Fundstrat says
Historical data shows there is a high chance that the U.S. stock market may record a return of 20% or more this year after the three major indexes closed 2022 with their worst annual losses since 2008...
New research claims the bear market won’t be over until the VIX says so.
According to one prominent investment firm’s analysis of the VIX, the stock market has not yet experienced the capitulation that typically signals the end of the bear market. By capitulation, I’m refe...
VIX Fell Into a Death Cross. That’s Usually Good for the S&P 500
(Bloomberg) — A contrarian indicator of stock-market volatility is sending an encouraging sign for US equities in the coming weeks. Most Read from Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, fe...
CPI days have been among the most volatile for stocks this year. Here’s what to expect ahead of Tuesday’s report
Many investors are hoping that beaten down U.S. stocks will finish 2022 with a “Santa Claus rally” after the S&P 500 logged back-to-back monthly gains for the first time in more than a year in Oct...
Why stock-market investors shouldn’t count on a ‘Santa Claus’ rally this year
Investors, like kids on Christmas Eve, have come to expect Santa Claus will get down the chimney, march over to Wall Street and deliver the rewarding gift of a stock-market rally. This year, however, ...
Is the Bear Market Over? Stocks Need Just One More Big Drop.
Stocks may be putting this year’s bear market behind them, but history indicates it may take one more downward jolt to end the debacle. There is some positive news. The S&P 500 has gained about 10...
Upswing Of VIX Signals Doom For Bitcoin; Friday Will Be Crucial
As NewsBTC reported, the VIX experienced a trend reversal last Friday which could be significant for Bitcoin as well. The VIX volatility index shows traders the expected range of fluctuation of the S&...
Price Slump For Bitcoin Looming As VIX Rises Back Above 20
The Bitcoin price has currently stabilized strongly around the $17,000 mark. However, the price could face further headwinds in the coming days, as the VIX exposes. The VIX is a real-time volatility i...
Why Monday’s selloff in the stock market could be the start of the next leg lower
Monday’s punishing selloff could be the beginning of the next leg lower for stocks as a sense of complacency has taken hold in markets following a stellar October and November, several strategists tol...
S&P 500, Nasdaq post worst day in month after strong data fuels worry about Fed rate hikes
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes recorded their worst day in almost a month on Monday, after a hotter-than-expected U.S. services-sector reading fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve ma...
Is the market bottom in? 5 reasons U.S. stocks could continue to suffer heading into next year.
With the S&P 500 holding above 4,000 and the CBOE Volatility Gauge, known as the “Vix” or Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” VIX, +0.74% having fallen to one of its lowest levels of the year, many invest...
VIX Inches Closer to Key Level After Fed Meeting Minutes
(Bloomberg) — The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, extended its decline Wednesday to close at its lowest level in more than three months as stocks climbed after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s ...
Opinion: Three seasonal effects in the stock market begin around Thanksgiving
The stock market started what appeared to be another leg up in the past week, as the benchmark S&P 500 broke out over resistance at 3900 points. In fact, the index rose to 4020 but then ran into t...
Opinion: A seasonal stock market trade that tends to be reliable begins Thursday
The stock market has broken through technical resistance, and as a result the rally is trying to extend itself. Specifically, the S&P 500’s SPX, +2.46% close above 3800 points was a strong technic...
The Stock Market Had a Great Week, but It Hasn’t Gone Anywhere in a Month. Inside a Very Volatile Market.
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Does VIX Volatility Foretell A Crash?
Edgy investors can set off a stampede of selling. Keep an eye on market turbulence. Stocks fluctuate (FPG/Hulton Archive) Getty Images The market seems to be getting freaky. The S&P 500 index was ...
A ‘Fed pivot’ still is the best shot for stocks to rebound
Timing the market has been a nagging question for investors ever since the stock market began its decline by roughly 25% in January this year. The right answer likely hinges on whether or not the Fede...
‘This is not healthy’: The latest advance for stocks could signal more pain ahead for markets. Here’s why
U.S. stocks kicked off the fourth quarter with sharp gains as the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.80% appears headed for its biggest two-day rally in more than 2½ years. But as tempting as it mi...
Opinion: If you think a Santa Claus rally is coming to the stock market, this is how to play it
The benchmark S&P 500 Index has finally fallen below the 3900- to 4100-point trading range. The move prompted an immediate reaction down to 3800, the next support level. (To see my suggestion for ...