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$VIX drops 13% but tail risk stays high, hedgers loading crash insurance

Everyone’s watching the $VIX. Almost nobody’s watching the VVIX. $VIX drops 13% and the timeline relaxes. But options on the $VIX itself? Still at the 88th percentile. That’s institutional hedgers quietly keeping their crash insurance fully loaded. Surface calm. Expensive tail protection underneath. That’s not contradiction. That’s a tell. $IWM round-tripped its entire intraday rally …

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$VIX is making higher low since Dec.

$VIX is making higher low since Dec. it's something to keep in mind. pic.twitter.com/LFCwYu8vUs — SwingTrader (@SwingTraderQ) January 23, 2026 I'm guess I missed some news or something because the dollar is getting hit even against the KRW and MYR pic.twitter.com/w7X46ZzfVh — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) January 23, 2026 So much for a quiet Friday …

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Wall Street gambles on calm, $VIX shorts surge to all-time highs. 7 billion in $SPX call sells that were dated into next week hit the tape Friday.

Fun fact: traders shorts on $VIX are heading towards ATH Shorting VIX (aka “Vol harvesting”) is one of the most popular strategies on Wall Street that can work for a very long time till a sudden jump wipes out many and brings things back to square one https://t.co/2GJr5biqiG pic.twitter.com/0ZDv3wThsy — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) January 9, …

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We might enter 2026 with a 12 handle VIX. SPY just broke out and volatility is dead quiet, which usually means trouble is coming

$VIX Inching in on December 2024 lows at 12.70$SPY broke ATHs today and looks like the kick off of a Santa rally is starting. IV is VERY low and in turn contracts and hedging is very cheap. Give me a $SPY breakout into the beginning of January. After that a pop in the $VIX… pic.twitter.com/U0F0IRfn5H …

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Markets are entering a historic unwind in 2026, tech and crypto show early warning signs, liquidity is retreating, and this is not just another correction, it is a major event for risk assets. The $VIX Ladder warns of looming volatility chaos

“We’re standing at the edge of a market reckoning that will leave 2007-2008 looking like a footnote. The longest bull market in history doesn’t end quietly. Consider this your final warning. Heading into 2026 the underlying stress in financial markets is clearer than most headlines suggest. Regional banks still carry significant commercial real estate exposure …

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SPX trader warns next week could turn bloody red. Michael Burry reiterates his “Sell”. $SPY $VIX reversal soon, Monday will confirm.

$SPY $SPX a close above 685-6870 is bullish, between 683-685 6870-6850 is neutral, and below 683-6850 is bearish. I’ll be all cash into the weekend. I only took a put scalp in the morning at the spx highs down to 6863 and that was it. I think next week will be bloody red… pic.twitter.com/cJuk4HgZtJ — …

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“I will keep stocks at all time highs” – Trump…. $VIX down -44% in 5 days. Be fearful when others are greedy… SOFR trades keep breaking the fed ceiling

$VIX down -44% in 5 days.Be fearful when others are greedy. — kpak (@kpak82) November 28, 2025 25% of the ~$3.2 trillion ($800bln) being financed via SOFR has been borrowed above the Fed’s upper bound …for almost three weeks now https://t.co/UisS8uif0j pic.twitter.com/nK5ZyNx9SI — Robert (infra 🏛️⌛️) (@infraa_) November 28, 2025 SOFR has now spent two …

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$VIX looks calm, but the rate of change is not. Higher lows, higher closes, and a seven-month high while the market sits a few percent off all-time highs.

$VIX looks calm, but the rate of change is not. Higher lows, higher closes, and a seven-month high while the market sits a few percent off all-time highs. The tape is tightening, not relaxing. pic.twitter.com/InUuwhFXkH — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) November 27, 2025 can i have the permission to chart vix future? pic.twitter.com/IRJxCWvuCL — …

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The Fed enters its biggest meeting of the year on Dec. 9–10 with no October jobs report, no November jobs report, and no November CPI in hand. $VIX up 40% in a month!

BREAKING: The US Labor Department announces that November CPI inflation data will be released on December 18th. The "employment situation" data for October and November and CPI inflation data are BOTH coming after the Fed meeting. The Fed is in a data blackout still. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) November 21, 2025 💥BREAKING: 🇺🇸 BLS …

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Financial conditions tightest since 2020 pandemic crash… Credit stress, falling stocks point to sharp economic slowdown ahead… $VIX HUGE $10M+ OTM CALLS

BREAKING: US financial conditions are now their tightest since the 2020 pandemic, per ZeroHedge. Financial conditions are even tighter than during one of the most rapid Fed hike cycles of all time, in 2022. Conditions have tightened rapidly as stocks have pulled back, while… pic.twitter.com/d53KqrwU4D — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 14, 2025 Is this …

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CBOE Volatility Index $VIX drops to lowest level this year

CBOE Volatility Index $VIX drops to lowest level this year 🚨 pic.twitter.com/4vQP04S7r9 — Barchart (@Barchart) January 22, 2025 The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has plummeted to a startling 15.06 on January 21, 2025, marking its lowest level this year. This drastic drop in the market’s “fear gauge” suggests a troubling complacency among investors, who appear …

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August: Stocks gapped down, VIX surged, low on Monday. Today: Gapped down, complacency, bounce likely week’s high. The big boys are liquidating their market positions

Compare to August. On the Monday after the jobs report, stocks gapped down and the VIX exploded. Monday open was the low of the week. Today, the market gapped down amid relative complacency. This morning BTFD bounce could be the high of the week. pic.twitter.com/PnHNYjtIWw — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) January 13, 2025 This incipient bear market …

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Liquidity is drying up as rates explode higher. The selloff is accelerating rapidly. $VIX is now up 25%!

BREAKING: #Bitcoin tumbles under 94K. pic.twitter.com/sn0IuI52Qv — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) December 27, 2024 They need liquidity 😈 — TrippyMike (@TrippyMike_TC) December 27, 2024 The market woke up and realized rates are high, liquidity is drying up and Powell is still serious about not cutting as much as what is desired. NASDAQ down over 2% S&P …

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Topping formation identified. The VIX surged 74%. Slowly, then all at once — that’s how this game works.

Biggest selling wave of the year — 483 S&P Stocks down on the day. Second highest was August 5 at 481. Deterioration began a week ago. Slowly, then all at once — that's how this game works. pic.twitter.com/G7AFPNgiuW — Macro Charts (@MacroCharts) December 18, 2024 Regarding today's broad market sell-off, it's yet another sign that …

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Value is now down 11 days in a row, more decliners than advancers, the VIX up 4%. Textbook Head & Shoulders pattern playing out for Nvidia

https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1868776221615759669 Yup pic.twitter.com/EUPCKrVnbz — Alex Desjardins (@PrimeTrading_) December 16, 2024 DJIA topped in Dec ‘99, and the NASDAQ didn’t top until 3/4/2000 — TitansJets (@TitansJets) December 16, 2024 Textbook Head & Shoulders pattern playing out for Nvidia $NVDA – does it get a close below the important $132 level tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/ho7srqGIO7 — Barchart (@Barchart) December …

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$VIX: Lava building up. Eyes on 23 it goes and she blows.

$VIX Lava build up . Eyes on 23 it goes and she blows. pic.twitter.com/ezjlIzk9qS — The Great Martis (@great_martis) October 10, 2024 VIX at S&P 500 all time high: pic.twitter.com/KvsULR4SY8 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) October 9, 2024 GoOgleMicrosoft Both below the undercarriage.Classical churn before they resume downtrend. Cattle remain oblivious. pic.twitter.com/dterX0hgCV — The Great Martis (@great_martis) …

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$VIX, is now trading above 65, up 180%! Yet, retail traders are unable to buy or sell.

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/vix?mod=home-page https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/fund/uvxy?mod=mw_quote_recentlyviewed BREAKING: The volatility index, $VIX, is now trading above 65, a level only seen 2 previous times in history. The only 2 times the $VIX has traded above 65 were the 2020 Pandemic and 2008 Financial Crisis. This puts the $VIX up a whopping 550% from its July 2024 lows. As a… pic.twitter.com/qH6oVJDXzz …

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