Event Dime
Week of 7/6/2026: Stock Dispersion Jumps as the Equity Rally Broadens
- When:
- July 6, 2026 ยท 4:00 AM
- Where:
- June
- Source:
- Cboe Global Markets
Implied volatilities declined across asset classes last week in a shortened holiday week. Risk sentiment improved, even as US jobs number disappointed, as the risk of imminent Fed tightening declined, with the first fully priced-in rate hike now pushed out to Dec from Oct. With the normalization in oil volatility, gold remains the only major asset class where implied volatility is still trading at elevated levels (almost 2 std dev above average). Realized volatility in gold is up 10 pts over the