tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post1773148978362640711..comments2024-01-23T14:04:29.555-08:00Comments on Risk Laboratory: Ophir Gottlieb: * VIX - 7-year Lows Breached. The Calm Priced into the Market is Stunning. But Did You Know This?Ophir Gottliebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504557662647338626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post-41811463255718703902014-06-06T15:14:25.674-07:002014-06-06T15:14:25.674-07:00It's almost impossible to manipulate VIX on a ...It's almost impossible to manipulate VIX on a large scale (the open on Wed of expiration might be manipulated). It a derivative of a derivative of a derivative of a derivative. Check this out: http://optionvol.blogspot.com/2014/04/understanding-vix-for-real-spx-options.htmlOphir Gottliebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699643319377083669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post-88016566860443705362014-06-06T15:11:13.980-07:002014-06-06T15:11:13.980-07:00Is VIX is being manipulated?Is VIX is being manipulated?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1520302325239963360.post-67391409659433921272014-06-06T13:55:37.202-07:002014-06-06T13:55:37.202-07:00I think that non-complacency is converging upon a ...I think that non-complacency is converging upon a zero-point. The shorts have been squeezed out for months, the bears couldn't hold on any longer for that huge correction, and now have given up their positions for complacency. Reaching the apex of the zero-point, of course, is the zenith of complacency, which is the bifurcation point leading to the Minsky moment.Davidnoreply@blogger.com