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Volatility Reset: The Fear Trade Has Left the Building

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Just a week ago, markets were braced for impact. Short-term volatility hit extremes. Dealers scrambled to hedge. Twitter was convinced the world was on fire.

Now?

Volatility has collapsed. Hedging has vanished. And the fear trade — the one that was supposedly the new baseline — has been flushed.

The setup is clean. The stage is set. The question now is whether price follows.


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