Your Day Ahead for October 6, 2026
By Omkar Godbole|Edited by Jamie CrawleyOctober 6, 2026, 7:30 a.m. EDT3 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on The MOVE index has surged, leaving VIX and BVIV trailing. (CoinDesk, TradingView)This excerpt is part of CoinDesk's newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here if you haven't already.
The current state of bitcoin BTC$86,320.95 and U.S. stocks raises a critical question: Are they genuinely stable and ready for further gains, or is this merely a pause before potential turbulence? Some macroeconomic analysts are pondering this dilemma.
They highlight increasing volatility in Treasury notes as an early indicator of stress that typically seeps into other markets over time.
“The MOVE index is making higher lows while the VIX makes lower highs. The MOVE leads: it indicated turbulence before the VIX in 2022, 2023, and at the onset of the Iran war. Stocks are usually the last to get the message,” stated Kurt S. Altrichter, a wealth manager and author of the RiskSIGNAL Report.
The MOVE Index, also known as the ICE BofA U.S. Bond Market Option Volatility Estimate, serves as a volatility measure for the bond market, akin to the VIX for stocks. It reflects the anticipated fluctuations in U.S. Treasury yields over the coming month, based on options concerning 2-, 5-, 10-, and 30-year bonds, with the 10-year bond receiving the most weight. Essentially, it indicates how much volatility traders are expecting in Treasury yields, without predicting if those yields will rise or fall.
Given that Treasury notes are a preferred form of collateral in global finance, their increasing volatility can lead to tighter financial conditions worldwide, elevate risk premiums, and instigate widespread risk aversion.
Recently, the MOVE index has seen an uptick, soaring by 46% in June and currently resting around 116, nearing its March high and the highest level since April 2025.
This rise in the MOVE index is already impacting corporate borrowing rates.
“Volatility in corporate bonds continues to rise, with investment-grade (IG) and high-yield (HY) volatilities jumping from the 6th and 11th percentile lows two weeks ago to the 79th and 84th percentile highs, respectively,” reported Cboe on X.
Although bitcoin's daily returns do not closely follow the MOVE Index over 60- or 90-day periods, data from CoinDesk indicates that analysts have previously suggested significant increases in Treasury volatility can adversely affect bitcoin, with the extent of bond movements being more critical than simply whether yields are rising or falling.
Therefore, traders should prepare for a possible surge in volatility for both bitcoin and the S&P 500, particularly if the MOVE Index surpasses its March peak. Currently, BTC’s 30-day implied volatility gauge (BVIV) and the S&P 500’s VIX are lingering near their year-to-date lows.
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MOVE index. (TradingView)The chart illustrates daily fluctuations in the MOVE index.
The index is close to surpassing its March high of 115 points, with the next resistance level identified at 140, the peak achieved in early April during heightened U.S.-China trade tensions that unsettled global markets.
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