Have Investors Become Too Complacent? - Real Time Insight

By Zacks.com, March 26, 2012, 01:22:55 PM EDT

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The VIX, commonly known as the market's "fear gauge", is near 5-year lows:

And as fears have steadily receded over the last 6 months, stocks have steadily risen:

But have investors become too complacent? Or are fears of a hard landing in China and continued sovereign debt problems in Europe still overblown?

And is a war with Iran and $5 gas a serious threat for stocks? What other "wildcards" out there could blind side the market?

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