Markets and Investing
Volatility and selloffs
drawdowns, VIX, risk-off days
- Episodes
- 25
- Share
- 2.5%
- Shows
- 20
- Net sentiment
- −0.41
Up from 1.7% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.66.
Bullish 1Mixed 8Neutral 8Bearish 8
3 weeks
Share of each week's episodes, and net sentiment.
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Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5
Net sentiment
−10+1
Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5
The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bearish 8
- Stocks and indexes sold off on the day, with VIX and volatility rising and hedging demand picking up.The Option Block 1506: AI Bloodletting and the Ghost of Rodney Dangerfield · The Options Insider Radio Network · Oct 8
- Nasdaq 100 sold off hard on a false headline, showing risk of chop and fast reversals in leaders.AS SOME THEMES BREAK DOWN, OTHERS EMERGE… | Your Money Podcast Ep. 611 · Revere Asset Management - Your Money · Oct 9
- Semiconductor-focused risk-off move after yield surge, energy shock and OpenAI revenue fears hit leveraged chip ETFs.My Daily AI & Markets Briefing — Saturday, October 10, 2026 · My Daily AI & Markets Briefing · Oct 10
- Over half of Russell 3000 stocks are in 20%+ drawdowns, showing hidden broad-based weakness beneath the index.Small Caps Are About to Have Their Moment | Jeff Weniger · The Acquirers Podcast · Oct 8
- A panic washout is expected in weeks, which could later offer buying opportunities.The S&P 500 Is Hiding a Much Uglier Market · In the Money with Amber Kanwar · Oct 6
- Tech stocks broadly sold off, with Nvidia, Tesla and Intel down on the day.The Hot Options Report: 10-08-2026 · The Options Insider Radio Network · Oct 8
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Mixed 8
- The strategy aims to stay steady in chaotic markets by avoiding market timing and large risk exposures.S1E290: Beyond the black box: Inside a glass-box approach to Asean investing · BT Money Hacks · Oct 11
- Speakers argue volatility can be a friend to option sellers and buyers, but also a source of risk around events.Options Aren’t Just For Traders. Here’s How Investors Can Use Them, w/ CBOE & Charles Schwab · The Modern Investor · Oct 9
- Market breadth fell to extremely low levels before recovering, showing recent selling pressure.10 Breakout Stocks to Watch Before Chasing AMD Next Week · How to Trade Stocks and Options Podcast with OVTLYR Live · Oct 10
- Hosts debate whether the subdued VIX signals complacency or a coming spike while risks mount.Sell-side Indicator (BofA) is almost on Sell, Vix is still asleep, the Bear Case revisited, FICO massacred | WAYT? · The Compound and Friends · Oct 6
- Fear index shows pessimism, but hosts argue beaten-down quality stocks may offer opportunity.Facing Our Investing Fears · Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · Oct 5
- Equity index swung sharply intraday on AI revenue concerns, with heavy zero-day options activity.TWIFO 517: The Storm Rages On in Equities, Energy and Metals · The Options Insider Radio Network · Oct 9
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- Choppy, frustrating trading makes individual stock picks risky, favoring index or ETF exposure.Indexes Finish On A Positive Note; Datadog, Snowflake, Dell In Focus · Stock Market Today With IBD · Oct 9
- Recent silver and gold pullbacks are viewed as possibly over, but further volatility is expected.**Soon SILVER Will do THIS!** 👻👻 You Must Hear About the LBMA - Gold NEWS Too · SILVER / GOLD / $UFD: Surviving Global Economic Shifts | RONS BASEMENT · Oct 9
Neutral 8
- Hosts track VIX moves, term structure, skew and options flows, mostly as descriptive market observation.Volatility Views 698: Crazy VIX Calls and More Fun With Perpetual Futures · The Options Insider Radio Network · Oct 9
- Systematic strategy is designed to stay steady during market stress and avoid timing the market.S1E290: Beyond the black box: Inside a glass-box approach to Asean investing · The Business Times Podcasts · Oct 11
- Talk of crash predictions, dips and rebounds in small caps and indices, with no firm call.2508: Zak & Clem On The Markets · The Vox Markets Podcast · Oct 9
- Uncorrelated strategies provided ballast during tariff-driven sell-offs earlier in the year.RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS PLC - Investor Presentation · Investor Meet Podcast - AI · Oct 7
- Discussion of V-DAX and V-Stoxx term structure and hedging demand, described factually.The European Market Brief 31: Germany at a Crossroads - DAX Resilience and Investor Opportunities · The Options Insider Radio Network · Oct 7
- Panel discusses hedging with index and energy ETF shorts and implied volatility levels.Trading From The Short Side with Danny Moses, Vincent Daniel & Porter Collins · RiskReversal Pod · Oct 7
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- Volatility index stayed low, showing little fear despite headlines, so no meaningful correction signal.Tech Takes The Lead: Is This Sector Rotation Here To Stay? · Investing With IBD · Oct 7
- Sentiment index uses VIX and credit spreads to gauge fear, with a mostly neutral reading.Agency All the Way Down · Unqualified Advice · Oct 5
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