The Week Ahead: Volatility Cocktail, Molotov or Rocket Fuel?

by Jeff Miller, A Dash of Insight

This week brings the makings of an explosive volatility cocktail:

1. Important economic data;
2. Key Q1 earnings reports;
3. Options expiration;
4. A short trading week; and
5. An edgy market environment.

This is a very unusual combination, and the various elements will compete for attention.

Follow up:

Prior Theme Recap
Last week I expected the theme to test the divergence between economic fundamentals and what I called "fluff." The latter term referring to the collection of top-calling, market-rigging, crash charts, and "This is the big one" stories. This was one of my better forecasts. The economic news was excellent. The market was terrible. Everyone had an explanation - all different, all dubious.  (more)
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