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Stocks Slip, Vol Sinks—Oil Craters as Yields Hold

Equities are trading with a soft bid as the Dow underperforms the S&P, yet the VIX cratering 7% signals traders aren't reaching for protection—this is a controlled pullback, not panic. Crude's brutal 3.5% slide is the day's real headline, dragging energy lower and feeding a 'lower inflation, lower rates' narrative even as the 10Y holds steady at 4.18%. Bitcoin is coiling near $67.5k with Fear & Greed pinned at neutral—crypto is waiting for a catalyst, not providing one.