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Glyn Kirk/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Investors worried about recent turbulence in stocks may want to keep an eye on the near $ 1.5 trillion high-yield corporate bond market, to help gauge when a more substantial selloff in Wall Street might begin.  Analysts often view ructions in the high-yield, or “junk-bond,” market …

Did the VIX just flash a contrarian buy signal? I’m referring, of course, to the CBOE’s well-known volatility index. VIX, +2.43%   Considered by many to be the U.S. stock market’s “fear index,” the VIX is widely interpreted in a contrarian way: High levels indicate widespread fear, and therefore thought …