Extreme Fear. Markets Dive Anyway.
Fear at 13. Stocks still managed to plummet.
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Larry "Big Short" Burry BEARISH
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"Former death metal drummer turned market doomsayer. Predicts crashes using tea leaves and charts. His glass eye sees the future, and it's always red."
VIX skyrocketed to 31.1, while markets obediently tumbled. Extreme Fear and a red market — for once, they’re on speaking terms.
(1) The market took a nosedive today with the S&P dropping -1.67%, NASDAQ slipping -2.15%, Dow Jones declining by -1.73%, and Russell 2000 closing down -1.75%. It’s the third consecutive down session for the S&P, as if retail investors just discovered gravity exists again. Not exactly the kind of momentum that inspires confidence in those end-of-year rallies everyone was banking on.
(2) Meanwhile, the VIX shot up to 31.05, suggesting full-scale panic mode is in effect — but hey, that’s when you’re supposed to be greedy, right? With Fear & Greed Index locked in at a bleak 13 (Extreme Fear), there’s little left for interpretation: fear has taken the wheel and is flooring it through Panicville.
(3) Over in crypto land, BTC took a hit of -4% with ETH close behind at -3.6%. Bitcoin at $66,066 seems like an ominous joke about being stuck between heaven and hell while equities pretend there’s no value below them either. At least crypto had a clear opinion today — unlike stocks which can’t decide if they want to tank or just sulk away quietly into bear territory.
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COIN sank like a stone today with a hefty -7.06% loss stamped next to its name on Wall Street’s naughty list. Considering Coinbase thrives on volatility-driven trading volumes and speculative mania around cryptos, maybe investors are finally waking up from their NFT-induced fever dreams? Either way, someone might want to remind them their ‘sell pressure’ is showing.
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"Given today's VIX level of 31.1 and Fear & Greed firmly planted in Extreme Fear at 13, I'd say we're not out of stormy seas just yet; expect further downside until investors find comfort under some magical safety blanket or rediscover what optimism feels like — though I might be eating these words by week's end."
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