Volatility Views 273: Rocket Men Plus Hurricanes Equals 9 VIX?

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective The numbers: VIX Cash - A low of 9.54 on Thursday VVIX - 92 CBOE Skew Index - 137.87 'False Peace' for Markets? A Trader Is Betting Millions on It Russell's Weekly Rundown: VIX Options - ADV: 813k, VIX call/put: 3.5 Total 9.96m OIV - 26.53 Volatility Voicemail: Listeners take over the show Volatility Views/TWIFO Flash Poll: With $SPX #Volatility -aka $VIX- in single digits where are you getting your index vol fix these days? Russell 2000: $RVX, $IWM Dow: $DJIA, $VXD, etc. NASDAQ: $QQQ, $VXN, etc. Buying $VIX for rebound. Listener questions and comments Question from Swatcat - Which instruments are there that are very liquid, if you are going long VIX? I have found one so far, ticker: VIXY / Nordic options trader Question from TicTac - You guys said it's not a good time for vix front spreads. Why not? Question from LA Town - Your call for worst Vol ETF? Crystal Ball: Your prognostication headquarters Last week: Mark L. - 11.5 Mark S. - 11.01 Russell - 12.25 This week: Mark L. - 9.8 Mark S. - 10.5 Russell - 11.11