Should Investors Fear the Fear Index?

The VIX Index can provide clues about future stock returns

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If you’re a contrarian, then what seems like good news to others may feel like bad news to you, and vice versa. And sometimes, for investors, it can pay to be a contrarian. Some astute investors rely on sentiment measures as contrarian indicators of expected stock returns. For example, if most investors…