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S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... especially with many indicators hitting levels that are contrary to the normal reading." One indicator he speaks of is the VIX index heading south while the market goes north - a sign of complacence he says. Then there's Eric Parnell -- Founder and Director ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Ords got over the line with a small yet still positive 0.1% up. All's well. There's no fear in the market. Just ask the VIX index - the fear gauge - it's down to readings we haven't seen since the days of wine and roses before the GFC. Could it be that ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Yeah baby, let's! Seen the CBOE VIX index lately? Yes, that one - the one financial markets look at the gauge the level of investors' fear. It was pegged at 11.36 at the close of last week's activity - the lowest since the ides (15th) of March 2013. ...

Bored to zzz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... More time for Facebooking. But this lacklustre activity ain't no good for traders. How? With volatility so low? The VIX index was at 13.3 last night compared with 21.4 three months ago and how could anyone forget the 48 VIX reading three years ago (European ...

New fund to give retail investors access to volatility index

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... Triple3 will launch the Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund, which will give retail investors exposure to options on the VIX Index. The fund to launch next week and requires a minimum investment of $25,000. "We are hoping that it will have a broad appeal ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... despite the latest wave of sell-offs, there still appears to be no sense of panic in the markets. The fear gauge - the VIX index - remains at a low 15.89. It hasn't even reach the fear level of 21.44 of early Feb following concerns over emerging markets. ...

ASX launches S&P/ASX200 VIX futures

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... that allows users to trade, hedge and arbitrage anticipated volatility in the Australian equity market. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX index is an Australian equity market volatility benchmark that will be the underlying index for the new futures contract. Dedicated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...