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Line chart showing the VIX volatility index holding in the mid-teens through a prolonged Strait of Hormuz conflict.

The VIX has held in the mid-teens for weeks even as the Strait of Hormuz conflict enters its third month and a Federal Reserve rate increase, seen by traders as close to certain, approaches. Behavioural finance describes this pattern: a persistent threat gradually stops registering as urgent once it produces no fresh, visible shock. The index remains well below the recent peak it reached earlier in the conflict.

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