This is what typically happens to stocks after periods of high volatility

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The S&P 500 have tended to experience significant gains in the year following periods of high volatility as measured by the VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, a new analysis shows.
Volatility creates a “potential opportunity,” Edward Lee, an investment strategy analyst at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute, wrote in an analysis.

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