VIX jumps into the close

With US equity indexes seeing some distinct weakness into the close, the VIX turned positive, settling +5.9% @ 16.26. Near term outlook offers the sp'2025/15 zone, which would likely equate to VIX briefly in the 17/18s... before cooling into opex.


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Summary

Suffice to add... sustained action above the key 20 threshold looks out of range in the near term.

Indeed, even if the VIX is trading in the 17/18s by early Wednesday, it will likely then melt back to the 15/14s by the Friday close.

Regardless of the near term 'choppy action', VIX 30/40s look highly probable between mid-May and late June.
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more later... on the indexes