Market Risk
How nervous stock and bond investors are right now: volatility, credit spreads and borrowing to buy stocks.
VIX Volatility Index
Expected 30-day S&P 500 volatility, daily close
16.46
▼ 0.41 · Oct 15, 2026
FRED: VIXCLS
Corporate Credit Spreads
Extra yield over Treasuries (option-adjusted), daily close
High yield
3.23%▼ 0.02
Investment grade
0.84%■ 0.00
Oct 15, 2026
FRED: BAMLH0A0HYM2, BAMLC0A0CM · FRED only provides the most recent 3 years of ICE BofA data.
Baa Corporate Spread
Moody's Baa corporate bond yield minus 10-year Treasury, daily
1.44%
■ 0.00 · Oct 15, 2026
FRED: BAA10Y
Margin Debt
Money investors have borrowed from brokers to buy securities, monthly
$1.48T
▲ 0.03 · Sep 2026
FINRA Margin Statistics
Consumer Sentiment
University of Michigan survey of how consumers feel about the economy, monthly
51.70
▼ 3.50 · Aug 2026
FRED: UMCSENT
U.S. Dollar vs. Euro
Dollars needed to buy one euro (EUR/USD), weekly average. Lower means a stronger dollar.
$1.1209
▼ 0.0099 · Oct 9, 2026
FRED: DEXUSEU
Regional Fed Manufacturing Surveys
Manufacturers reporting better vs. worse business conditions (diffusion index), monthly
Philadelphia Fed
20.90▼ 16.90
New York (Empire State)
25.50▲ 17.90
Oct 2026
FRED: GACDFSA066MSFRBPHI, GACDISA066MSFRBNY · PMI-style surveys by the Philadelphia and New York Federal Reserve Banks; not the ISM PMI.