With Stocks Amidst New Round Of Selling Pressure, FOMC Meeting Next Week Could Decide If This Stops, Pauses Or Continues

Bears are making a killing.  Stocks have come under renewed selling pressure.  The S&P 500 is very close to losing 20 percent on a closing basis.  Amidst this, fresh from a 50-basis-point emergency cut of last week, the FOMC meets … Continued

Margin Debt Diverges With Stocks, VIX Maintains At Higher Plateau

The S&P 500 is within striking distance of a new high, even as margin debt is substantially below last May’s record high.  Concurrently, unlike in the past, VIX refuses to sustainably drop to high single digits/low double digits. Margin debt … Continued

VIX spike-buy signal in the making near-term?

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Sellers take advantage of early-morning strength to sell more stocks Amidst this, transports, high-yields draw buyers; panic noticed in VIX:VXV action Trade could be developing, but given developments in energy space, sustained rally not probable Another ugly day!  Could have … Continued