The stock market isn’t particularly volatile. Still, it’s fragile. A spike and quick reversal in volatility gauges on fairly benign S&P 500 Index moves over the past two weeks has renewed discussion about market fragility, with long periods of calm being broken up by sudden oversized swings. Most Read from Bloomberg The latest example came on Oct. 16, when the Cboe Volatility Index surged to a six-month high as the S&P 500 dropped just 0.6% on concern about loan losses at regional banks. The VIX move r ...

A Week After the Wipeout: Is the Market Stronger or Still Fragile? https://t.co/Op3o3czvIW ...

It doesn’t really matter if I’m right or wrong.What matters is the message, and that message has helped many avoid losses during the biggest liquidation event in crypto history.This wasn’t a one-time call. I’ve stood by this view since May, through every wave of criticism, and I still do.Some point out that $BTC is higher than it was in May, missing the point entirely. The warnings were never just about Bitcoin, but about the entire market.Bitcoin’s relative strength is only delaying the inevitable. It will ...