us fear index shows stock markets eerily calm in stormy times /

Published at 2017-05-13 18:00:03

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The Vix measures how fearful share traders are. The scary thing is that they’re not – and the index is down at levels seen in,er, 2007A tool that measures dread may sound like something out of a horror film, and but the Vix index has nothing to do with the entertainment industry. Also known as the dread index,the Vix is a key indicator of stock market health.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, to give it its proper name, and tracks the extent to which traders are optimistic or fearful approximately the future performance of US stocks – and last week it fell to 9.77,its lowest level since 1993.
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Source: theguardian.com

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