In the near-term thats probably bad news for stock prices, which have rallied in 2013 but likely are in for a rough ride over the next several weeks.
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Most market experts attribute last weeks 39 percent drop in the CBOE Volatility Index to a huge sigh of relief that the economy ended up not going over the fiscal cliff after all. Volatility rose late in the year when Washington technically missed the Dec. 31 deadline to get a deal done. The index has been moving higher so r this week.
The VIX, as it is known, aduedu2579.typepad.com Desoto County Public Schools_ desoto county schools is a popular measure used to gauge market fear by measuring options activity on the Standard &probably bad news for stock prices,
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Were likely to come into a period of volatility that would be parallel to the volatility we saw when all of a sudden it was realized we werent going to get a deal on the fiscal cliff, said John Stoltzfus, chief market strategist at Oppenheimer. Overall the market is poised this year to continue the process that we saw last year.
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If that forecastock market current Why VIXs Recent Plunge May Be Bad for Stocksst sticks, 2013 will see a bumpy ride higher that gyrates according to the level of political discord in Washington. (Read More: McConnell, aduedu433.typepad.com Pelosi Clash Over New Taxes in Fiscal Fight)
After a historic decline, market volatility really has no place else to go but up.