Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Stocks Slammed As VIX Spikes To 1-Month High

The Dow has tumbled back below 26,000...



 



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And all major US equity markets are stumbling notably after their exuberant open...



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As VIX extends its pre-market ramp above 11 to its highest in 5 weeks...



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Notably, Morgan Stanley points out that over the last two weeks investors have bought the 2nd largest amount of S&P 500 futures (as measured by MS Trade Pressure) since at least 2010, while at the same time net holdings of S&P 500 calls are the highest and the net holdings of S&P 500 puts are the lowest since at least 2010.



Probably nothing.

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