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DC Lite #461
"There tend to be two distinct vol regimes: low vol before the market peak and high vol thereafter"
Daily Chartbook
October 10, 2025
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1. VIX up. The VIX surged above it's long-term average to the highest level since May.
2. Stocks down. The drops in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 were the largest in 6 months.
3. SPX streaks. "The market was STRETCHED...only 7th 119 day stretch w/o a 3% pullback and the strongest ever. 3-6% pullback healthy/necessary and expected…"
4. Vol levels. "There tend to be two distinct vol regimes: low vol before the market peak and high vol thereafter. The average level of the VIX so far this year is at odds with the notion that investors are overly complacent and the ground is about to fall out from underneath the market’s feet."
5. Q3 earnings. With Q3 earnings season beginning in earnest next week, analysts are expecting YoY EPS and sales growth of 8% and 6.3%, respectively.
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