While intra-month the CBOE Volatility Index reached its highest since November, before plunging back to earth into the end of the month, VIX is still on track to post its lowest annual average on record.
Bloomberg notes that in the past decade, VIX gains in August were followed by September declines in all but one instance.
While VIX has collapsed so far this year, it may not last.
Authored by Daniel Ruiz via Blinders Off blog,
Until this point, a lot of what I've shared with you is theoretically based on my knowledge and experience of used vehicle values and how I believe they affect new vehicle sales velocity. Today, I am going to share some some hard data that I've been researching with a great deal of effort.
In an echo of last week's move following North Korea's teating of missiles across Japan's territory, futures markets are opening in a decidedly risk-off mannwr following North Korea's "hydrogen bomb" test. Dow Futs down 100 points, Gold jumping and Treasury bonds bid...
All major US equity indices are down...
Gold is back above $1340...
USDJPY broke below 110.00
And VIX futures are spiking back into last week's Korea crisis region...
Two weeks ago, we were surprised to find that despite the recent "growth promise" of what has been called a coordinated global recovery, the market value of bonds yielding less than 0% had quietly jumped by a quarter in just one month to the highest since October 2016.
Authored by EconomicPrism's MN Gordon via Acting-Man.com,
Preventing the Last Crisis
Clear thinking and discerning rigor when it comes to the twisted state of present economic policy matters brings with it many physical ailments. A permanent state of disbelief, for instance, manifests in dry eyes and droopy shoulders. So, too, a curious skepticism produces etched forehead lines and nighttime bruxism.