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The $VIX has broken all down trend lines since 2008. The VIX spike prior to the financial crisis looks strikingly similar to the spike we saw in February via @StockTwits … Read more
Extreme Value ? What Is the VIX and What Does It Mean??? Lots of people think they know about the VIX, the “fear index,” but I bet you’d be surprised … Read more
by Tom McClellan Why is the VIX spiking now? Because now is when it is supposed to do that. Volatility and interest rates have an interesting relationship, going back many years. … Read more
We first exposed the “conspiracy fact” that VIX manipulation runs the entire market back in 2015 as the ubiquitous VIX-crushing algo-runs coincided with a non-stop shorting of VIX futures by … Read more
XIV is an ETN offered by Credit Suisse to bet against volatility. The way XIV works is complicated, but it is very sensitive to front month VIX being much higher … Read more
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-02-07/a-crash-course-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-hottest-trade-video Before whirlwind, banks turned volatility into the hot item VIX was seen as sure thing — until it suddenly wasn’t anymore www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-06/volatility-inc-inside-wall-street-s-8-billion-vix-time-bomb?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=180207&utm_campaign=ritholtz L O L $VIX pic.twitter.com/QQXjX3bd1i … Read more
by Chris I have not seen this behavior before. VIX and the S&P futures usually trade in near-perfect inverse lockstep. This morning “they” are banging away on the VIX lever … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: I have heard first hand from some significant players that do speaking engagements for very large pension funds that a product was being offered to the … Read more
by Shaun Richards The last week or so has seen something of a change in financial markets. The falls in Bitcoin have continued but in addition equity markets have hit … Read more
by Chris Man, they sure are good at what they do… Massive VIX slam this morning: Why do I say they are good? Because not only is the VIX still … Read more
by Chris One of the key ways of manipulating these “‘markets”” over the prior years has been through the use of VIX slamming. Just buy a bunch of VIX ETF … Read more
Post by Mella: Little limp dick $VIX (as i call it) and its inability to get up and stay up has been apparent for many years but more so since Trump … Read more
XIV is supposed to be the inverse of the VIX, the volatility index. However, the XIV is now down 90% after-hours. This is the first time an ETF will have … Read more
by Tom McClellan The scary selloff on Friday, Feb. 2 took price indicators down to oversold readings, and it took the VIX up to its highest reading since the November 2016 … Read more
by Anthony B Sanders Are markets out of control due to The Federal Reserve keeping rates so low for so long? The VIX (Chicago Board Options Exchange SPX Volatility Index) … Read more
by Anthony B Sanders The SPX volatility index VIX is near an all-time low as The Federal Reserve attempts to raise their target rate and unwind their $4.46 trillion balance … Read more