Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Check out this chart from StockCharts.com for $VIX
Posted by Treasure Picks at 11:10 AM
Volatility Chart Vix and VXN Shows Fear From Mondays Crash
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=%5EVIX#symbol=%5EVIX;range=1d
January produced the worst stock market performance since May 2012 and February has not gotten off to an auspicious start, as the benchmark S&P 500 index lost 2.3% on Monday, while the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) fell 2.1%. Small-capitalization issues -- which outperformed their large-cap brethren last year -- fared even worse, as the Russell 2000 Index posted a 3.2% drop.
Meanwhile, the "fear trade" was a winner today, as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEMKT: GLD ) rose 1%. The VIX (VOLATILITYINDICES: ^VIX ) , a measure of investor expectations for stock market volatility over the next 30 days that is known as "Wall Street's fear gauge." gained 16.5%, to close above 20 for the first time since December 2012.
For the S&P 500, today's decline was the worst since a 2.5% loss registered on June 20, 2011...
- Stock market values that became overextended after a 30% run-up in the S&P 500 in 2013.
- A market that is rediscovering risk (i.e., normalizing) as the Federal Reserve begins to slow the extraordinary stimulus it has been providing asset markets through its bond purchase program.
Fool.com
Posted by Treasure Picks at 10:54 AM
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Gold Could Fall To $900/Ounce By Year End 2014
Canada...
It gets worse for gold: The yellow metal fell 28% in 2013—its worst one-year drop in 32 years—for a number of reasons, including the threat of tapering and a growing appetite for stocks. Credit Suisse also thinks it was in a bubble, suggesting it could fall to $900 an ounce by the end of this year.
Posted by Treasure Picks at 12:50 PM
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Markets Plunge Canada, USA And The World
Posted by Treasure Picks at 7:30 AM


