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RE: "Termination Event" Arrives: Traders Panic As XIV Disintegrates -90% After The Close
Can someone explain this for the laymen, sorry I don't know much about financial markets. How are they measuring VIX and what's happening to cause it to skyrocket?
In short VIX measures velocity of changing prices in near-dated options, so it's often referred to as the "fear gauge". Low VIX means stable market, high VIX means capital is shifting about. In equities/bond markets, low VIX has been the goal/result of central banks QE policies propping up markets. Yesterday possibly signals the long awaited shift in this decade long trend.
Please read this article I've written on volatility for more info.
https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@maven360/volatility-you-vixen-why-vol-is-crypto-s-best-friend