Stocks have climbed out of a big hole. Here’s what Goldman Sachs says investors should do next

The drop in the VIX from April 10 to March 12 was one of only four times the gauge has fallen from a level above 40 to below 20 in under 100 days.

US stock futures, particularly the Dow Jones are trading under pressure, as the risk-on rally appeared to have faltered on Wall Street. The Dow Jones futures are down 200 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are trading just below the flat line.

Extreme volatility in the U.S. stock market has evaporated, with a popular gauge of investor anxiety now sending a bullish signal.

The Dow opened lower after the Consumer Price Index report showed annual inflation slowed to 2.3%, marking the lowest inflation rate since early 2021. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

An important session lies ahead for Dalal Street as the market aims to rebalance Monday's record-breaking surge. After a sharp fall on Tuesday, the indices saw some consolidation on Wednesday. The dip came,

"Right now, we're not out of the woods. I don't think it's necessarily a 'pound the table' time to buy stocks per se," Brian Vendig, MJP chief investment officer, told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Friday morning. "In the short term, this volatility is not going away."

For much of the last two-and-a-half years, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the discussion on Wall Street. Investors almost always have a next-big-thing trend to captivate their attention, and AI has certainly fit the bill since late 2022.

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