Barron: The Stock Market’s Fear Gauge Is Starting to Flash

The Stock Markets Fear Gauge Is Starting to Flash The stock markets fear gauge spiked to its highest levels in a month.
The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, surged as high as 28.27 on Thursday, which was its highest intraday level since Oct. 17. It later pulled back to 26.05.
The VIX measures implied volatility in the month ahead in the SP 500. A reading around 20 is considered normal volatility, so the further the VIX rises, the more things start to signal heightened volatility.
The VIX flew as high as 60.13 in April as markets sold off in response to President Donald Trumps Liberation Day tariffs.