October tends to be a volatile month for markets.
Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, discusses the volatile market movements we have seen in recent sessions.
Are there signs of trouble ahead? Or is this just an example of the typical October nervousness?
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After the White House nominated Fed veteran Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, stocks opened lower Friday. A warmer-than-expected December wholesale inflation report and concerns about a government shutdown added to bearish investor sentiment as the week wrapped up
Smaller-cap value stocks have performed well
It’s unusual to see both the Dispersion Index and the Implied Correlation Index up at the same time – but stock implied volatility is climbing faster than index-level implied volatility. This is likely because risk is being repriced.
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