Stocks Stable Post-Fed Despite VIX Flash-Crash
If history is any guide - the mysterious flash crash "signal" that we have seen yet again in VIX suggests stocks rally and VIX tumbles into the close today:
We have seen these spike moves before and more often than not they have signaled future extreme tests for VIX - and in this case, that means stocks ramp.
Keep an eye on momentum ignition around 3:30pm. That said, both credit, crude and the USD are ugly for now on the heels of the "close calling" Fed which clearly has no idea why it hiked in December, but had to hike nonetheless.
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They don't look to stable to me.
>>> casino
>>> free market
Its the year of the dollar, buy on the dips.
It's the year of gold and silver.
Buy with both hands.
that huge gap down on the chart from 17,600 to about 17,400 from Monday will most likely be filled at some point again soon. They'll have to put the PPT into overdrive to get there, but I'm guessing they're going to do whatever it takes to get back to at least 17,800....unfortunately.
Not looking good for your call.....
It's 3:15 EST and the U-turn is already evident. Interesting.
1200 is the technical price point for Gold. If it blows through it then 1250-1300 is next.
Ideally the US Dollar will die this year.
And so will this fraudulent financial system.
I know everyone of us here knows the Fed failure was contrived because they are now going to bankrupt us all. Then they will profit on the collapse big time once again. The question is have enough awoken to see it yet? Is anyone going to do anything about it? The fact that they did this at the worst time shows, they purposely want the collapse to commence and they have all the laws, assets, and personnel in place to deal with the repercussions.
Stable? -290
-307.
Don't look down whatever you do.
-327
Please -750
EPIC ramp on deck for US indexes.
It'll only be epic if they can push it green. Otherwise, it's merely a holding action while they retreat......
To push this green for the day it would have to be BIBLICAL. A flash crash in reverse.
Hypothetical: an epic ramp should push VIX higher, yes? I mean, volatility goes both directions, yes? Otherwise the VIX is just another unilateral wager on red (as opposed to green).
'fused.
Not necessarily. I am no trader genius but the VIX technically guages up or down but the index is dominated by hedgers looking to buy index puts for protection from down risk. It's more of measure of fear to the downside than greed about upside. In most cases when the VIX goes up the S&P will go down. It will rise at a higher rate when stocks fall than when they rise.
My understanding is that it guages the premiums that people will pay for options. It's outward looking and implied volatility. Some people will say when it rises BTFD but if goes really high you could be looking at a major correction too. It may just be another tool they use to fuck with us but I think high VIX is saying that some evil in the casino has been activated so watch your ass.
If I am wrong I'm sure some trader genius will be disgusted with my answer and feel compelled to fix it. I am sneaky like that. ( =
Looks more like stawks are sliding into the abyss.
Sell Mortimer, sell !
Simply an algo recalibrating, so move along, nothing to see here.......
Is it 3:30 already? Where does the time go.
Do I hear circus music?
One hour to go to 3:30. +10 on the S&P by close.
I thought volatility meant up & down... but apparently "volatility" (VIX) only registers when markets move downward, not upward.
Seems to me that VIX should go lower only when markets are relatively calm/flat. Sharp up & down action should push VIX higher, but this does not seem to be the case at all...
Can somebody explain this disconnect? Otherwise I have to conclude that the VIX is just another scam.
Same old tricks. Problem wth old tricks though is the meth starts wearing on them. They lose teeth, get diseased, and become worthless.
That's Yellen's printing press now, an old whore doing tricks.
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-Yes, it seems that there is just an immense inefficiency in the Vix now..especially the its ETF.....where very rarely is it moving higher during any vioilent swings up AND down like it "should".....no one cares about hedging anymore guess...especially "hedge"funds
It's become so confusingly complex that investors have little, make that no, real information. So when to get out of the way of the train has become totally subjective. Even the experts don't know when to get off the tracks. "Stable" happens when everyone freezes. This is gonna be good...
1969/1970ish potential legit spot for violent bounce (and no I am not "bullish" nor do I care about labels). 1965 noted in ZH piece earlier according to someone else's view. No guarantees but certainly won't be a shock if it plays out.
How does one get on that PPT team - they must be making a killing
Sorry for the double negative team/team
Kinda like saying JEB Bush....but then, he IS a double negative
Once the plunge protection teams owns 51% of all corporate stock, I wonder what executive orders will come from Valerie Jarrett....I mean, ha ha ah, excuse me, Barack Obama then?.......
Until the bulls make a higher high, which they have failed to do since the fall rally, no one with half a brain will be impressed.