Extreme Fear. Markets Rally. Coincidence?
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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."
Market green, S&P up 1.05%, but Fear & Greed index firmly at 32. Who’s got it wrong?
(1) On a day when the Dow Jones ticked up by 0.69% — which isn’t as cheeky as it sounds — and the NASDAQ climbed a whopping 1.64%, you might think investors are ready to high-five each other on Wall Street. The S&P is bouncing back after recent weakness with its own comfortable rise of 1.05%. It’s almost like everyone forgot about last week’s market rollercoaster, or maybe they just bought themselves a new set of blinders. (2) So what’s really going on? Despite the jubilant numbers, the VIX sits at a mild unease level of 18.9 while Fear & Greed hangs out at an anxious 32. That’s a cocktail for confusion if I’ve ever seen one. Are we hedging against sunshine? Seems like either the market or our guts are playing tricks — and only one of them gets to be right this time around. (3) Meanwhile, crypto had its own little party with BTC climbing +3.1% and ETH following suit at +3.2%. Bitcoin perched at $78,746 suggests that somewhere between digital gold and tangible panic lies an opportunity for those who can read between the lines, or maybe just gamble better than average roulette players. In conclusion, Larry’s takeaway: everybody relaxes because Cramer was crying on TV; we’re safe until further notice.
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(1) Intel took home today’s wooden spoon with a -1.49% slide despite most of its peers basking in green glow elsewhere across markets today. (2) It seems INTC has made underperformance their brand strategy lately — perhaps silicon shortages double as excuses now? Or maybe they’re just stubbornly following their ‘think different’ mantra into irrelevance without Apple’s marketing budget backing them up this time around! (3) Some might call INTC’s move bold; I’d just say they’re keeping us entertained by creating daily buying opportunities… for competitors.
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"With VIX parked comfortably at 18.9 amid rising indices you'd think uneasy calm prevails longer than expected until something snaps again but hey what do I know except VIX should never get cozy beneath '20'. Odds favor continued short-term rallies however remember fear tends not sleep forever so play cautiously because occasionally even Larry nods off too long once before waking abruptly screaming portfolio adjustments needed fast."
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