The VIX Finally MU'ved... Yes, it did, LUV!

Fear really seems to be prevailing as gold and VIX both spiked up today, with the VIX marching up +15.11%.

Just after I got faked out of my VIX $14 calls...  

Thank the Lord I still have some $17 calls and if we really, really get above $20, then I'll get a cash settlement on 16 October 2013.  I'm hoping and praying for a 25 VIX.  Keep speaking, Speaker Boehner!  I like your rhetoric.  

What I'm not getting is why it's so difficult to get a 5% move in edgewise with AAPL.  Perhaps the 0.80 beta has something to do with it?


+10.01% SBA
+00.68% Roth IRA

-0.91% DJIA
-0.98% Nasdaq
-0.85% S&P 

-0.26% FTSE
-0.21% Eurofirst
-1.22% Nikkei
-0.10% SENSEX
-0.71% Hang Seng

-0.71% WTI
+0.16% Brent
+0.93% Gold
-0.14% Copper
+1.41% Corn

+0.50% GBP/USD
-0.58% USD/JPY
-0.41% EUR/JPY

0.88 Put / Call Ratio

-1.09% DJT
+15.11% VIX

-0.21% 5-Year US Treasury Notes
-0.68% 10-Year US Treasury Notes

21% Advancing Issues on NYSE                         |   23% Up Volume
76% Declining Issues on NYSE                          |   76% Down Volume
3% Unchanged                                               |   1% Unchanged
54 New Highs   |   42 New Lows

25% Advancing Issues on Nasdaq                      |   28% Up Volume
71% Declining Issues on Nasdaq                       |   70% Down Volume
4% Unchanged                                               |   2% Unchanged
84 New Highs   |   22 New Lows



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