Big down day as stocks lose another 2%

Let’s look at the volatility in the equity markets. The following chart shows the VIX Volatility Index. With the VIX Volatility Index a reading of under 20 indicates that investors are ‘complacent’, meaning a ‘risk-on’ sentiment, while a reading over 30 indicates investors are ‘fearful’ with a ‘risk-off’ sentiment. In the last couple of days the VIX has jumped almost 60%, moving out of the ‘complacent’ zone into a ‘neutral’ zone.

Now let’s look at the S&P 500 chart. The S&P 500 gained over 23% from mid-April to late-February, and then lost almost half those gains (over 10%) from February to current levels.

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Stay tuned!