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RT277 - Volatility Ripples

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Price volatility on a day-to-day basis is contracting quite dramatically—about 40% of a typical day compared to two months ago.
Sean Donahoe and Phil Newton discuss current market conditions in a new show format. Markets are grinding sideways near 4,200 on S&P with overextended bullish sentiment. Individual stock opportunities exist despite index flatness. Major shift: price volatility has contracted 40% in last two months, causing textbook charting patterns to fail. Discussion covers sentiment analysis, short-term trading opportunities, VIX measurement limitations, and how traders must adapt strategies to different market regimes. Phil shares research on 2-minute scalping; both address trader frustration with pattern failures in current environment.

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As volatility compresses into shorter windows, the old 30-day read starts to look less complete.

Volatility Ripples follows Sean Donahoe and Phil Newton as they move away from the familiar 30-day VIX and toward shorter-term reads, including the nine-day and one-day measures, to ask whether near-term activity is better captured by faster gauges than by the older 30-day…

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You want to read the market through 9-day and 1-day volatility, not just the 30-day VIX.

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