Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. (Bloomberg) — Now that a September rate cut is all but sealed, options pros are expecting smooth sailing in the stock market through Thursday’s consumer price index reading. But that could turn out to be a dangerous bet if it shows inflation starting to…
(Bloomberg) — The next few weeks will give Wall Street a clear reading on whether this latest stock market rally will continue — or if it’s doomed to get derailed. Most Read from Bloomberg Jobs reports, a key inflation reading and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision all hit over the next 14 trading sessions,…
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A collapse in volatility suggests that the painful stock market sell-off is over and that a fresh rally could be brewing. That’s according to Jason Goepfert, senior research analyst at SentimenTrader, who told BI on Wednesday that the sharp decline in the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, flashed a “bear killer” signal. The bullish signal…
Published: March 3, 2025 at 12:50 p.m. ET Options traders are bracing for a looming stock-market crash, the latest data from Cboe Global Markets show. A dispatch from Cboe Global Markets’ Mandy Xu, shared with MarketWatch on Monday, revealed that demand for deep out-of-the-money call options tied to the Cboe Volatility Index VIX — otherwise known…
Donald Trump’s election victory has Wall Street bullish about tax cuts and deregulation boosting corporate profits. Even after the stock market’s post-election rally came to a screeching halt on Wednesday when the Federal Reserve signaled a hard line on interest rates, the S&P 500 remains up since Trump’s win. The VIX, popularly known as the…