Markets are certainly Unstable. After trading at a record high of 42,427 on July 11th, Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index was 26.6% lower at August 5th lows. [...]

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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Bet on Wild Swings With CPI Print Set to Test the Market [Yahoo Finance] Whipsaw week for stocks leaves markets ‘on [...]

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead: Rollercoaster week in US stocks leaves investors braced for bumps ahead [Reuters] Short bets in five-year Treasury [...]

Minsky Moments and the Butterfly Effect Three weeks ago, on July 16th, the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high within spitting distance of a truly [...]

For the week, the VIX declined three points to 20.37. The S&P500 was basically unchanged. The Nasdaq100 increased 0.4%. The KBW Bank Index added [...]

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Bubbles Being Bubbles – August 8, 2024   David: I think we picked a fantastic week to be talking about volatility in the markets. [...]