Inflation traders brace for short-term shock from tariffs, immigration policies

Published: March 3, 2025 at 2:55 p.m. ET Inflation traders are positioning for a consumer-price index that produces a seven-month string of annual headline inflation readings from the consumer-price index that are near or slightly above 3% — a stretch that’s tantamount to a short-term shock in price gains. That description of a short-term shock comes … Read more

Options traders are bracing for a stock-market crash

Published: March 3, 2025 at 12:50 p.m. ET Options traders are bracing for a looming stock-market crash, the latest data from Cboe Global Markets show. A dispatch from Cboe Global Markets’ Mandy Xu, shared with MarketWatch on Monday, revealed that demand for deep out-of-the-money call options tied to the Cboe Volatility Index VIX — otherwise known … Read more

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