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Fear threatens a dramatic return to the stock market

VIX gauge trades above its 200-day moving average as healthcare bill falters

Fear threatens a dramatic return to the stock market
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The days of tranquil, docile markets may be nearing an end, MarketWatch reports.

Measures of risk are rearing their heads once again, with the CBOE Volatility Index closing at its highest level of the year in Thursday trade and jumping above its 200-day moving average, now at 13.54, Friday for the first time since December of last year.

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