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A Triple-"Fat-Finger" VIX Day

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Unrigged...

 

Just as stocks dipped after the opening squeeze and as the afternoon began.. and again into the close... VIX was rammed lower in an awkwardly-timed "well it must be a fat finger" trade that sparked a rebound in the all-time-high trending stock market.

 

 

But note the closing ramp did not work...

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It appears more than a few were aggressively buying protection ahead of tomorrow's FOMC minutes.

 

Charts: Bloomberg

 

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Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:26 | 5462507 LawsofPhysics
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LOL...

it just the "heartbeat of 'merica"...

 

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:41 | 5462574 Aeternus
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Aeternus loves your clicks so Aeternus can buy more gold, same as zero hedge loves your clicks to buy more gold, we're all here to break the cartel, so click click click you little monkey's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI7pPVJTeSY

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:46 | 5462590 Divided States ...
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FOMC minutes time again??? do we need to get FOMC minutes weekly or have FOMC members chiming in on a daily basis??? these mothafuckas think its fun and feel powerful they can move the entire financial markets with mere words?? Make sure we have a lists of these fuckers when its time for heads to roll.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 18:04 | 5462658 Ruffmuff
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They have magical presence.

They own and run the casino and they must remind us of that.

Sticks and stones can break my bones, but the fed is still a bunch of fucktards.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 18:52 | 5462823 Squid-puppets a...
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FOMC minutes?

At the third stroke, 1.5 Billion in paper gold will be dumped, precisely

beep....beep...beep

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 18:58 | 5462838 espirit
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Maybe a need for moar QE?

But the eCONomy is swell.

...or not.

Doublespeak MF'ers.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 20:38 | 5463134 Lets Buy The Dip
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the last time we had FOMC minutes we Effing SKYROCKETED!!

I think…

1) Its all about the VIX, this video shows why vix is about to get pounded and market will rocket. Good video. => http://bit.ly/1fMcakI

2) Earnings or 70% of earnings are good lately.

3) USD that is still rallying will give tailwinds to stocks soon.

4) Lower crude, bad for oil producers, however…. good for consumers, good for transports, companies listed on market.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:29 | 5462523 SheepDog-One
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They're just playing with themselves at this point.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:32 | 5462534 Bell's 2 hearted
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always with the 'fat finger'

 

anyone ever consider the possibility a trader was eating a meatball sub ... and, uhh, one of them fell on the keys??

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:40 | 5462571 negative rates
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No, but that same feller sat on a sharp pensil i left behind.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:33 | 5462537 Squid Viscous
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bullish   ?

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:36 | 5462548 CHX
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bullishit

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:35 | 5462539 savedeposit
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They can stick there fat finger where the sun dont shines

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:35 | 5462547 dracos_ghost
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Is that you Lena Dunham?

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:35 | 5462544 SilverIsMoney
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S&P is up 189 points since 10-15... on fundamentals? LOL!

Sell Mortimer Sell!

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:36 | 5462546 USisCorrupt
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It amazes me that ANY of this Shit still matters.

 

Pass the Blunt to me next.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:37 | 5462557 Bell's 2 hearted
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FOMC minutes release

 

when the last minutes released - where FOMC expressed worry of dollar strength ... DXY 85.60

 

currently ... 87.57

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:45 | 5462586 Aknownymouse
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Unloading hedges while unloading positions

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 17:51 | 5462608 TheRideNeverEnds
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Helped me fill another tranch of VIX calls on the close so I dont mind. Though since I am recklessly long VIX here that practically guarantees it will close the year under 10.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 19:00 | 5462851 espirit
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Slo' learner, eh?

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 18:00 | 5462649 RobD
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Home Depot flash crashed on the NYSE, trades cancelled.

 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nyse-cancelling-home-depot-trades-below...

 

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 18:58 | 5462844 Squid Viscous
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another stawks "divergence"... i would be broke 20 times over if I played that game, but thanks TD

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 20:19 | 5463078 q99x2
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Looks like a graph generated by FED software.

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 21:05 | 5463202 medium giraffe
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Looking forward to the clusterfomc tomorrow, got a brown bag ready to help me breathe if I can't stop laughing.

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