S&P -0.11%. Fear Winning?
VIX and Extreme Fear? Yet the market remains mostly steady.
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Crypto Fear & Greed
Larry "Big Short" Burry BEARISH
Senior Doomer Analyst
"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."
Extreme Fear meets a green NASDAQ. Someone didn’t get the memo.
(1) Today, the S&P slipped by 0.11%, Dow was down by 0.56%, and Russell 2000 dipped by 0.22%. Only NASDAQ held its ground with a modest gain of 0.35%. The overall market seemed to be in a holding pattern, just pulling back after recent gains as if testing whether gravity is still operational or not. (2) The VIX at 19.23 and Fear & Greed Index firmly lodged at Extreme Fear tell us there’s panic simmering beneath the surface, yet major indices barely flinched except for our cautious friend, the Dow. Investors seem to be hedging quietly while pretending it’s business as usual in the land of price action contradictions. If fear is rampant, why isn’t it driving bigger sell-offs? Perhaps they’re all waiting for Cramer to issue another tear-soaked proclamation on TV first before making any drastic moves. (3) Meanwhile, Bitcoin climbed by 2% to a cool $73,175, and Ethereum bounced up by 3%. When crypto embraces optimism while traditional markets hesitate, you know someone’s algorithm needs recalibrating—or maybe they’re just too busy moon-gazing since ‘the stars are confused’. All told, today’s mixed signals suggest that traders have decided to treat rationality like an option instead of a requirement.
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(1) Palantir took a hit today with shares dropping by 1.86%. (2) For a company built on promising clairvoyance through big data analytics, missing out on positive momentum amid a tech rally sure feels ironic. (3) Maybe they should’ve predicted their own stock price better—call it Big Data Self-Reflection Services.
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"With VIX sitting at a suspiciously calm level of 19.2 and Fear & Greed at an anxious low of 16, expect some turbulence ahead if sentiment doesn't correct soon. I'm betting on volatility inching upward; then again my bets aren't always winners as we've seen before."
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