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Option Traders Brace for VIX Surge as AI Jitters Jolt Market

Bloomberg Markets18 October 2026, 14:00 UTCUnited States of America

Accelerating US inflation and tremors across the AI sector jolted stocks in recent days, and some investors are now betting that bigger swings in tech shares will finally spread to the broader market.

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