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The Market’s Fear Gauge Is Dropping. Here’s Why.

The Market’s Fear Gauge Is Dropping. Here’s Why.

The market looks to be calming down, at least according to one popular measure. The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the VIX, is known as the fear gauge of the market because it measures how much prices are jumping around.