
“The stock market’s fear gauge has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, as investors drop their bets on large stock swings. The index, an options-based measure of traders’ expectations for price swings in the S&P 500, is widely viewed as a proxy for the stock market’s capacity for sudden spikes and plunges. Many traders say they detect little fear in the market lately. They cite a financial outlook that is widely perceived to pose little risk of an economic or market downturn: near-record stock prices, low interest rates, steady if unspectacular U.S. growth and expansive if receding Federal Reserve support for the economy and financial markets.”
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303749904579578411990926536
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