Market Watch with Tom Waitt

June_29th_2011.mp3 Fearless Volatility    Recent Global market concerns have focused on Greece with media reporting on riots in the streets that could be scenes of Vancouver losing the Stanley Cup.   CBOE Volatility Index (Click For Larger Picture) Fear mongering with round the clock reporting of political rioting in Athens, Cairo, Tripoli, spreading through North Africa and weak European countries with austerity issues. Yet North American equity markets remain strong and profitable. The VIX is the ticker symbol for the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options. Often it is referred to as the fear index or the fear gauge, which has remained quite low despite media reports which has allowed an incredible opportunity for traders in the markets. This is and has been a traders market, set your goals and targets and lock in a profit margin. Investment styles and strategies make or break per