Volatility's back: 'Fear gauge' at 29-month highs The VIX, more commonly known as Wall Street's 'fear gauge', closed at 26.25 overnight, the highest level...

David Scutt

Scutt Partners

Volatility's back: 'Fear gauge' at 29-month highs The VIX, more commonly known as Wall Street's 'fear gauge', closed at 26.25 overnight, the highest level seen since June 1, 2012. Some of the amazing intra-session moves seen, a 400+ point plunge on the DJIA along with a brief collapse in US 10-year treasury yield to a low of 1.86%, some 37bps below its session high, help explain the kind of session that was witnessed overnight.... (VIEW LINK)


David Scutt
David Scutt
Independent Market Strategist
Scutt Partners

David is a Director of Scutt Partners Pty Ltd and has successfully worked in the financial services markets over the past 12 years with both large and smaller banking groups. He has provided strategic financial analysis for currency and interest...

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