Something's Wrong

Market action is very 'odd' post-ECB. Lot of chatter on huge option gamma forcing market-makers to chase moves.

Yesterday, as we noted, saw VIX and stocks rise together (an unusual event). Today that trend is even more pronounced and the market action is very 'odd' post-ECB. Lot of chatter on huge option gamma forcing market-makers to chase moves...

 

As we asked previously, so, who’s right – stocks or volatility? Well, from a glance at the chart, there are a handful of glaring occurrences at cycle highs (e.g., August 1987, July 1990, March 2000). However, let’s look at the aggregate performance of the S&P 500 and the VIX following these 22 prior occurrences.

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