VIX Panic-Sellers Barely Manage To Rescue Stock's Green Close

The machines used every tick of USD/JPY and VIX today to ensure The Dow ended green...

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After yesterday's dump and pump, The Dow and Nasdaq clung to April Gains... as Small Caps were slammed then the BTFDers arrived and it went exponential...

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Despite a VIX crushing slam to an 11 handle, stocks just would not behave and ramp until the close

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The Dow bounced once again off its 50DMA yesterday and rolled back over again today...

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The Dow just scraped into the green for April...

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After inverting for the first time ever in a sub-14 spot VIX environment yesterday...

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The VIX curve over the next month is once again upward-sloping but notably flatter than the rest of the curve as short-term anxiety (French election, Trump tax reform) remain...

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Tesla finally topped $300 for the first time ever...

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Retail stocks suffered due to speculation Trump moving away from BAT to VAT

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Treasury yields inched higher on the day but remain lower on the week...

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The Dollar index followed a similar pattern to yesterday with strength overnight and weakness during EU/US day

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WTI climbs to one-month highs over $51 as U.S. crude and gasoline inventories seen declining in coming inventory report and as North Sea Buzzard oil field said to have unplanned halt...

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