Wall Street fear gauge jumps most since 'Liberation Day' as AI trade stumbles
market_volatility_spikeUnited StatesReuters3h ago
Context
Wall Street fear gauge jumps most since 'Liberation Day' as AI trade stumbles Reuters Wall Street's fear gauge surges the most since April. Why traders think it should be even higher CNBC VIX Takes Biggest Leap Since 2025 WSJ The VIX Hasn't Surged Like This Since Trump Tariff Chaos Barron's VIX spikes to seven-month high, erasing post-midterm relief (VIX:) Seeking Alpha
What it means
Causal chain
No clear market signal
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- Severity
- the event's market impact, 1–5
- Direction
- ↑ / ↓ likely price move for the asset
- Exp. move
- the size of the abnormal move we'd expect if the call plays out — not a claim a move will happen:Most flagged events don't move beyond noise; those count against us (see the track record).Ssmall<1%Mmoderate1–5%Llarge>5%
- Timeframe
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- Conviction
- how well-established the directional call is (textbook → speculative) — not a guaranteed outcome:lowaveragestrong
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