The VIX Volatility Index erased the rapid gains it had been recording during the overnight and early morning hours. Futures fell in response to Israel's probable shelling of Iran, as the situation did not prompt an immediate response and Iranian media reassured that the attack did not cause any, serious damage. As a result, risky assets including the Nasdaq 100 (US100) gained, and the VIX erased more than 10% of its upward move; it is now trading just 0.5% higher.
US100 vs. VIX (M15 interval)
The drop on the VIX came as the US100 bucked the deeper sell-off caused by Israel's attack on Iranian shelling. Since Iran did not respond immediately, short-term concerns about the conflict fell; as also seen today in oil prices. On the other hand, however, the upward movement in contracts was accompanied by relatively low volume and the decisive reaction will be decided after Wall Street opens.
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Fed Kashkari
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US Secretary of State Blinken
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VIX (H1 interval)
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VIX (D1 interval)
The contract increases have reached the 'trend line' marked by the tops of recent increases, although it is worth considering that they took place on a series of different contracts. The RSI indicator signals a still 'overbought' index, which in the past was mostly associated with downward pressure (except for deeper market declines, when the index stayed in the 'overbought' zone for a long time).
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