The concern is that a volatility spike is inevitable should correlations align across the market.
The Fed may hint at how much it may cut interest rates this year.
Heightened geopolitical risks are stoking fear and have traders buying put options.
There is growing concern that an unpriced risk could knock the bull market off its feet.
Trump Media has become the latest way for speculators to use the stock market as a casino.
The exotic options are designed to deal with stretched equity valuations.
Investors might see their risk appetite grow after a couple of key moments this week.
As a hedge, JPMorgan's strategists recommended put-spread collars on the S&P 500 Index.
The flight from equities coincides with a surge in money-market fund assets.
Since a version of the VIX started in 1993, the index has never even clocked 100.