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Tuesday
May252010

Fear Index Settles As Stocks Continue to Fall

The S&P 500 was down 1.30% yesterday and it is currently down 1.40% (and changing quickly) today.  But the S&P 500 VIX Volatility index was down 4.44% yesterday and is up just 3.29% today.  A look at the other days during the current correction shows that the VIX was up much more on other 1%+ down days.  The fear index has settled down while the market continues to head lower.  Are investors just apathetic at this point?

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