market events: The S&P 500 SPX, +0.02% marked its second straight weekly decline on Friday, according to Market Watch. With a number of major market events coming up—including the bulk of the third-quarter reporting season, the U.S. presidential election, and an expected interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve—many are expecting that trend to continue. The S&P 500 has seen bigger daily moves of late, with markets moving on a disappointing start to the third-quarter earnings season and weak data out of China, among other factors. The CBOE Volatility index VIX, +4.59% a measure of investor anxiety, has spiked more than 20% since Oct. 6, recently reaching its highest level in about a month, though it remains below its long-term average of 20. Read:Earnings recession expected to extend to sixth straight quarter A market with bigger daily swings is the kind of environment that low-volatility strategies were designed to thrive in—though by limiting downside, rather than by seeing bigger gains. It closed Friday at 15.62.
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