Went short VIX prior to FOMC and.... Drumroll.... WHAT A MOVE!! out for the day. Too nervous to re-enter, too nervous to short. Already...
I disagree but good luck to both of us.
Then why close your short?
VIX pit seeing calls:puts 2:1.
Well I was short the SPX via VIX. Not as bad a day as I was expecting.
This will be an unpleasant morning. Thanks for the condolences.
Going short over weekend. Lots of overbought levels in market and all the skinned bears can no longer see downside. Hoping for a 1660-1670...
Going to try a short here. s82.5 on SPX.
Most of the people here have been short since 1630... :(
IMO, jobs data Friday didnt bring us <15 on VIX. They're hedged.
I'm yawning.
Wow... Already down 25.5%.
Wow, so glad I'm out of the market. They failed 50dma in spectacular fashion. Wow!
L 54 And short VIX.
Bullish sentiment hit a ytd low yesterday.
Doubled down in the morning at open for shorting VIX futures. Had a good run in the first 15 minutes, reversed all losses from premarket. Closed...
Hrm. No reaction to Syria on $VIX. My thoughts are Syria is a non-issue now. ES goes higher, IMO. (Still long from Aug 27th, from 1638)
To add to the conversation here, NQ is generally where risk money goes in bull markets, since many tech company startups are the heart of small...
Think we stop at 1656 gap or go for the full nine yards and close 1680 gap sometime this week or next?
I go short VIX via XIV etf. If I did want to short the etf's like VXX, I'd do it with UVXY but shares of them are so hard to find most of the time.
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