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Momentum-chasing is distorting the volatility landscape

Momentum-chasing is distorting the volatility landscape

Update: 2025-10-10
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Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist at IG Wealth Management, explores the surprising connection between the S&P's upward movement and the simultaneous spike in expected volatility, a situation that has never happened before. He explains how traders' focus on single-name leverage is distorting the volatility landscape and discusses the potential implications for the market as it heads into a busy October with significant economic data releases.

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Momentum-chasing is distorting the volatility landscape

Momentum-chasing is distorting the volatility landscape

IG Wealth Management