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Say what you will about the year so far for markets, it hasn’t been boring.

The S&P 500 has posted single-day moves exceeding 1% in nearly half the trading sessions since Christmas, oil briefly touched $80 and Treasuries have proved anything but risk free. The volatility may be disquieting, but it’s what Wall Street has been hoping for.