Navigating market dips & parsing the VIX: Stocks in Translation

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The stock market has been navigating heavy volatility this week. Monday's stock sell-off proved to be the worst day since 2022, and the worst start to any month since 2002. This dip caused the CBOE Volatility Index or VIX (^VIX), to shoot up above 60 for the first time since 2020.

Yahoo Finance's anchor and markets and data editor Jared Blikre is joined by Yahoo Finances' own Sydnee Fried and guest, editor-in-chief of Investopedia, Caleb Silver, on the latest episode of Stocks in Translation. The group dives into Monday's stock dip, understanding the VIX volatility index and the odds of an impending rate cut.

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This post was written by John Tejada.

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