The bond market has calmed down
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Jason Goepfert
Published: 2020-05-05 at 11:00:00 CDT
The bond market is calming down. That market's equivalent of the VIX "fear gauge" has now dropped below its levels from early this year, before the pandemic.
The bond market is about 25% larger than the stock market, and its moves can drive massive flows between assets. Theoretically, a drop in volatility in this massive market should calm investors across all assets.
For the MOVE Index itself, when it cycles from a multi-year high to a one-year low, it has tended to perk up again at some point during the next 1-2 months.
Unlike the stock market, where there is a more consistent inverse relationship between stock prices and volatility, there isn't such a close relationship in other assets like bonds. Even though the MOVE Index tended to rebound after a cycle like this, it didn't necessarily mean losses on bonds. There were also inconsistent returns in stocks and gold, both with an upside bias.
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