The S&P 500 VIX futures spiked over 5%. ・The economic calendar of the day is empty due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The three major U.S. stock indexes set new intraday records yesterday during early trading — but at the same time, the Cboe ...

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Speculators' net short positions at three-year high, which some interpret as a sign of imminent turbulence or market reversal (CFTC/Bloomberg) Short bets by hedge funds on the so-called fear index, ...

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Flaring trade tensions have options traders piling into protection against big stock-market swings in late October, when US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet.

The revival of the U.S.-China trade war has ended a streak of summer calm that had brought about the lowest volatility since January 2020 The stock market's "fear gauge" is back above its long-term ...

Implied volatilities fell across asset classes last week on softer than expected CPI and easing trade tensions. Read more ...