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Here’s a ‘ridiculously cheap’ way to protect yourself against a stock-market selloff

Tuesday, August 18, 2026


The VIX, which measures expected stock-market volatility, closed at 12.73 on the day this article was written, below its historical average of around 20.

Original reporting: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-a-ridiculously-cheap-way-to-protect-yourself-against-a-stock-market-selloff-67d3b312?mod=mw_rss_topstories

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