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Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... currencies and bonds reached minus 0.74 last week, the lowest since May 21." A fact confirmed by our "fear gauge". The VIX index closed at a reading of 18.6 overnight. Ho-hum. That isn't fear! Fear was the reading of 48 back in August of 2011. Panic ...

There is fear in the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013

Bears out a-haunting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... little fear in the market. The headlines can put up neon signs with trumpets trumpeting the overnight "jump" in the VIX index - the 'fear gauge' - to its highest reading this year but I'm not sure (nay, I'm certain) that a reading of 20.62 does not read ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... finally have a good day, especially mining stocks that recently have been battered. "We should see blanket pick-ups, but the VIX (volatility) index is still quite high suggesting the massive gyrations are still there weighing us down," he said. Resources ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... appears that equities remain the place to be. It's now become less risky than bonds - i.e. less volatile. Sure, the VIX index has nearly doubled to 20.49 from this year's low of 11.05 (March), but this is way, way lower than the near 90 reading back ...

ASX to introduce VIX futures contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... makes it a useful point of reference for investors, economists and journalists. Trends over the past month have seen the VIX index rise from 13.007 a month ago to a 19.596 yesterday - its highest level this year - reflecting recent downward market trends. ...

No Grexit, no Cyprexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... announcement of the deposit levy) appear not too bothered. Don't believe me? Let's have a look at that fear index - the CBOE VIX index. It soared from 11.3 at the end of last week to 14.6 last night - that's a 29.2% jump. But cast your brains back to ...

ASX volatility index moves to live pricing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... class. Popularly referred to as 'the fear index', the new real-time S&P/ASX 200 VIX will replace the current end-of-day VIX index providing the market with intra-day volatility information. Market turmoil in the wake of the GFC, ongoing European sovereign ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... 3.4% loss so far this year. And why should they? There is relatively no fear being picked up by that fear gauge - the VIX index - in the market. It has dropped by 45.2% to 12.46 as at last Friday's closing. The only fear there is are punters afraid of ...

Unloved equities to be re-rated along with risk appetite in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... indicated by a major volatility index - infamously known as the 'fear index'. "The recurrent curse of equity markets since 2008, VIX volatility has often spiked above the 20% level. I have always believed a reduction in volatility is a prerequisite to ...