12:00 PM Flash: S&P Hits Fresh Highs as VIX Drops and Bitcoin Surges Past $77K

Twelve PM Flash. Here's your live market snapshot at twelve o'clock. The S and P five hundred is currently at seven thousand four hundred seven point six two, up fifty four point zero one or zero point seven three percent. The VIX is sitting at seventeen point two, down zero point two four or one point three eight percent. Gold is trading at four thousand five hundred nineteen dollars. WTI oil is at one hundred point three four per barrel, and Bitcoin is currently at seventy seven thousand one hundred nineteen dollars. Markets are pushing higher this afternoon with the S and P posting fresh all time highs as investors continue to embrace the risk on mood. In other news, Tucker Carlson has launched his most vicious attack yet on President Trump after the president joked he could become prime minister of Israel, sending political circles into a frenzy. On a lighter note, Costco has issued a massive recall on a popular kitchen appliance after multiple reports of the product burning customers, sparking widespread alarm among shoppers. This is Miss Vicky from the Options Desk at VixShield, where it's not news till we talk about it. Stay with us as Russell Clark joins with more analysis.