'I think we're overdue for some regular volatility,' said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial. The index represents market expectations for volatility during the next 30 days. 26, its highest point settlement since Feb. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, settled near 32 on Jan.

The index gained ground in nine months in 2021. The S&P 500 climbed throughout much of 2021, ending up 26.9% on the year. While the S&P 500 did rally about 4.4% in the last three trading days of January, the 5.3% decline marked the index's worst month since March 2020 and its worst January since 2008.

27 settlement, its lowest close since Oct. The S&P 500 fell 9.8% from its all-time high settlement on Jan. 'The year will be volatile,' said Steve Deppe, chief investment officer at Nerad + Deppe Wealth Management. Investors got a rude awakening in January as the S&P 500 hit a record high, fell into a correction and then briefly rallied before ending the month down 5.3%, a sign that equities will be far more choppy in 2022 than they were in 2021.

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