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The VIX is commonly known as the "Fear Gauge," or a measurement of volatility. It is, but it's a little more complicated than that. And it's good to know the difference.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly half a percent at the close, while the Nasdaq Composite Index, which contains more technology stocks, cut early losses to close just 0.2% lower ...
The Labor Department reported that another 260,000 individuals filed new claims for the week ending Jan. 22, slightly lower than the expected 265,000 reflected in Bloomberg consensus estimates.
The moves on Tuesday cap a second straight positive day on Wall Street after all three major averages rallied in the previous session, with the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq notching gains of 2.7%, 1.9 ...
The benchmark stock market index on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange fell by 9.3%. [265] The MERVAL on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange fell 9.5% to 19.5% on the week. [266] 12 March was the second time, following 9 March drop, that the 7%-drop circuit breaker was triggered since being implemented in 2013. [236]
All the major market averages finished higher for the week, with the S&P 500 gaining 2.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial average ending up 1.8% and the Nasdaq climbing north of 4%.
(The intraday high may not be the same as the opening price; for instance, in the 2010 flash crash, the market reached an intraday high, higher than the opening price.) [48] This is distinguished from an intraday point drop or gain, which is the difference between the opening price and the intraday low or high.
The A-VIX is a market instrument pricing investor sentiment and market expectations. A relatively high A-VIX value implies that the market expects significant changes in the S&P/ASX 200 over the next 30 days, while a relatively low A-VIX value implies that the market expects minimal change. The ASX chart below illustrates this relationship.