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VIX Jumping the Shark?

Posted on May 22, 2008

This from Condor Options (hat tip Abnormal Returns).While the VIX isn t actually a random number, it certainly is just a statistic, and that means many of the traditional tools of analysis simply won t apply. And the VIX has definitely received too much attention of late, and is being asked to perform too many roles - market timer, sentiment indicator, and even trading vehicle.The real question now is: has the VIX jumped the shark? Try as we might, it s getting harder and harder to find a source whose daily market commentary doesn t feature at least a casual nod to VIX action, and more...

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