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2026-04-08 05:35:07
[“Fear Index” Surges to Record High as War Fuels Trader Anxiety] Investors are trading stocks at a record pace due to uncertainty surrounding the war with Iran and the actions of US President Trump. The daily turnover of the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has exceeded $60 billion 29 times this year, a figure considered a “fear” indicator. The S&P 500 is down about 5.2% from its all-time high, and the market is highly volatile. Some investors are showing signs of fatigue, and hedge funds are withdrawing from global equities. According to Athanasios Psarofagis, a strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence (BI), this level is considered a “fear indicator,” and by comparison, it has only occurred 28 times throughout 2025.
