7,700 Fails Into the Bell as Walmart and a 16-Handle VIX Drag the Tape
The S&P 500 is near 7,654, down 0.7% and a few points off the session low, after failing to print 7,700. The Dow is off 1.2% with Walmart down about 9.7%. VIX has reclaimed 16 as the 10-year reversed Wednesday's buyback drop. Last hour: 7,650, VIX 16, and whether retail contagion fades.