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Stock market warning as volatility drops to historical lows

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US stock markets fell yesterday indicating a new stock market warning with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping -0.25% while the Nasdaq sank -0.28% and the S&P 500 fell -0.11%. The fall comes after four days of rallies took global markets to a record value of $63.8 trillion and saw the S&P 500 hit another new high at 1911.91.

The elevated position of most stock markets appears to be reaching new heights now and it would be no surprise to see a significant period of weakness come in over the next few days and weeks. Most notably, volatility levels and other market indicators are suggesting that a market top may be near. Volatile price action in the last hour of trading yesterday may also indicate a shift in trader sentiment.

VIX hits lowest since 2013

The CBOE Volatility Index, known as the VIX, dropped to the lowest level since March 2013 on Monday and has stayed under 15 for the last 16 of 28 trading days. The VIX now trades at a historically low level of just 11.68 and this has caused traders to load up on VIX call options according to research from Bloomberg. In fact, VIX calls have reached their highest levels since 2008 as traders anticipate a spring back in volatility over the next couple of weeks.

As you can see from the chart, the VIX does not usually stay at such low levels for long so volatility could well ramp up soon.

stock market warning vix index
Source: Yahoo! Finance

High levels of bullish sentiment and significant deviation from market average

As well as the significant drop in volatility levels, StreetTalkLive report that bullish sentiment among investors as reached high levels and such levels have been consistent with previous market peaks.

stock market warning investor sentiment

StreetTalkLive also show how the stock market has gotten ahead of itself and diverged from the 36 month average significantly. This has been another good indicator of market tops in the past as shown in the below chart.

stock market warning market deviation

Caution from John Hussman

Further indication of Hedge fund manager John Hussman reports that the fund’s measure of current market conditions present “overvalued, overbought, overbullish extremes [that] match only a handful of prior historical instances including 1929, 1972, 1987, 2000, and 2007”. Hussman goes on to suggest that the fund expects 10 year S&P 500 total returns of just 2.3% annually from current prices.

Conclusion

A number of important market indicators have reached extreme levels and this is likely a precursor to a rise in market volatility over the next couple of weeks that could lead to a significant market correction of 10-20% or more. Traders should use extra caution at this time and refrain from entering any new positions until the overbought condition has cleared.


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