could be some interesting days ahead VOLATILITY S&P 500...

could be some interesting days ahead

VOLATILITY S&P 500 (^VIX)
-Chicago Options

18.04 Up 0.75(4.34%)

from an article at: http://bit.ly/wreu5d

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Notice how when fear is just starting to ramp up, gold tends to be a neutral or a little weak, but not long after investors start selling their shares of securities, we see money flow into the shiny yellow safe haven.

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To give you a really basic example of how risk increases, look at the daily potential risk the S&P 500 can have during different VIX price levels:

Volatility Index under 20.00 Low Risk: Expect up to 1% price gaps at 9:30 a.m. ET, and up to 5% corrections from a previous high.

Volatility Index between 20 - 30 Medium Risk: Expect up to 2% price gaps at 9:30 a.m. ET, and up to 15% corrections from recent market tops or bottoms.

Volatility Index over 30 High Risk: Expect 3+% price gaps at 9:30 a.m. ET, and possibly another 5% to 15% correction from the previous VIX reading at medium risk.

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