With equities closing moderately mixed, the VIX held onto minor gains, settling +3.7% @ 15.54. Near term outlook offers further equity upside to the 200dma.. around sp'2060. That will likely equate to VIX cooling to the 13/12s. The key 20 threshold looks out of range until the next FOMC of Oct'28th.
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Summary
VIX remains broadly subdued, as the US equity market continues to claw upward from the August lows.
It would seem unlikely that the VIX will see any sustainable action >20 for at least another 6-7 trading days.
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more later... on the indexes
