COVID-19 UPDATE: VIX down = stocks up. DC protest troubling, but financial markets to see through this

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STRATEGY: DC protest troubling, but financial markets to see through this
In case you missed tuning into the news at some point yesterday, there are protestors who stormed the US Capital building yesterday.  At one point, these Trump loyalists, who are protesting the transition of power, even occupied the Senate floor.  Financial markets eased from their highs with the Dow, up as much as 600 points intraday, still managed to close up ~430 points.

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Source: Fox NewsFor many, the fact that financial markets managed a positive close seems incongruous with the bizarre events happening in Washington.  And there are several ways to interpret this:- Markets are "under-reacting" and if the situation worsens, financial markets will eventually reactor- These protests are unlikely to change the transition to power, hence, while it makes great "TV" it hardly matters to the marketsWe are in the camp of the latter.  That is, this is clearly a surprising development, but should this warrant a larger risk off?VIX was lower yesterday than it was on Monday... so watch the VIXEven the VIX, which did rise Wednesday as the events unfolded, is still lower than it was on Monday when it was near 30.  So if the VIX is not s...

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