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\"VIX\"<\/a>Click the chart for more data on the VIX.<\/strong><\/span> By Ken Sweet, contributing writer<\/span>April 18, 2011: 11:44 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The VIX index, commonly known as Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” soared nearly 20% on Monday, following the news that S&P was downgrading its outlook of the United States’ “AAA” credit rating.<\/p>\n

The VIX (VIX<\/a>) was up 19.6% to a reading of 18.32 — its highest level in three weeks. However, the fear gauge is still well below the elevated levels it hit in mid-March, when the nuclear catastrophe in Japan became frontpage news.<\/p>\n

On Monday, a report was released stating the S&P was lowering the U.S. credit outlook<\/a> for America’s long-term rating to “negative” from “stable,” based on the uncertain political debate around the nation’s fiscal problems.<\/p>\n

“The outlook reflects our view of the increased risk that the political negotiations, over when and how to address both the medium- and long-term fiscal challenges, will persist until at least after national elections in 2012,” said S&P credit analyst Nikola Swann.<\/p>\n

The news sent the Dow falling more than 200 points<\/a>, bond yields to rise<\/a>, and gold to spike to near $1,500 an ounce.<\/p>\n

Wall Street’s “fear gauge” tends to spike at times of heightened uncertainty and fall when investors’ fears ease. The VIX index hit an all-time high of 90 during the height of the financial crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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