Volatility Views 294: Can We Breathe Again?

Volatility Review: VIX Cash is back in the teens. Are VIX Futures returning to contango? Volatility's awakening spurs a record long position in VIX Futures. Kevin's Weekly Rundown: VIX Options: ADV - 983k, VIX call/put: 2.3, Total 10.6m (7.30m Calls, 3.26m Puts) The VIX Whale finally gets his payday The great inverse volatility ETP debate continues. Volatility Voicemail: Options question of the week It's been a rocky week for the markets. People are understandably scared and confused. That raises the question: Which product are you most concerned about over the next 30 days? Aka - which product would you not touch with a 10-foot pole? VIX SVXY SPY Bitcoin: XBT, BTC, etc. Listener questions and comments: Question from Volbug: Mark and friends, now that SVXY has been reset or beaten, would another big VIX surge day have the same impact on it? Thanks. Comment from Pete Yarbro‏ - I feel like I have a better understanding of $VIX, $VX and the volatility ETFs than some very high profile stock market commentators, and all I do is listen to a podcast. @Options @OptionPit @OptionVol Comment from Dog Shogun - Vol Views rules Comment from Olivetrader2 - It's amazing what you can learn from podcasts. I am not sure I want to tell everybody though Crystal Ball: Back to wild and reckless prognostication Next week: Mark L. - 17.55 Mark S. - 16 Kevin - 19