Vix

[cottonpicken]

If my phone isn't lying to me she's up 27%

[Oliver88]

Are you an owner cotton?

[cottonpicken]

No I'm not that smart. Errol and i where talking about it a while back. It's a volitility index I'm guessing it front runs what may happen

[farmaholic]

Is it an indicator? Not a basket of traded stocks....

If you don't know you have to ask, even if it makes you look stupid.

[sumdumguy]

Volatility index.

[cottonpicken]

It something you can buy if you think the market is going to go crazy. It's priced off the volitility of options trade in the s&p wouldn't pretend to know a heck a lot about it. Personally watch capital flows and believe it to be a front running indicator but I may have a hard time defending that arguement.

[errolanderson]

cotton . . . investors are finally getting concerned about the fallout in global oil prices. This is hammering U.S. stocks today and likely contributing to the VIX rocketing today.

Believe global commodity fallout is now a direct threat to U.S. economic recovery heightening recession risks.

What a strange time for the Fed to be talking-up rate hikes (IMO).

[farmaholic]

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[farmaholic]

That was to the end of 2012. Maybe someone can post something more current and use the above one for historical reference.

[cottonpicken]

So many balls in the air hard to keep track

P/E ratios are to high,earnings are a guess,interest rates wow market hangs by a thread on a quarter point

At least the money bunnies are getting better looking every year

[cottonpicken]

Junk bonds are getting a no bid. Wonder what's going on default swaps must be going mental.

Guy on bnn seems like he knows something said "I have never seen this"

[Klause]

Vix over 20 (just about 25).

BDI down to 588.

Trucking firms south of the border "slower than usual".

Up here, trucking, train both slower than normal.

If the US raises interest rates it'll be 1929 all over again.

[sumdumguy]

If its 1929 all over again, then cash is king. Wouldn't that be a lark? hey Cotton.

[biglentil]

cash may soon be illegal if interests rates go negative as per BOC remarks.

[cottonpicken]

What you mean gold?when cash was gold?

I have made that bet yes it will b a lark.