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What If The “Crash” Is as Rigged as Everything Else?
Saturday, August 29, 2015 7:38
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Take your pick–here’s three good reasons to engineer a “crash” that benefits the few at the expense of the many.
There is an almost touching faith that markets are rigged when they loft higher, but unrigged when they crash. Who’s to say this crash isn’t rigged? A few things about this “crash” (11% decline from all time highs now qualifies as a “crash”) don’t pass the sniff test.
Exhibit 1: VIX volatility Index soars to “the world is ending” levels when the S&P 500 drops a relatively modest 11%. The VIX above 50 is historically associated with declines of 20% or more–double the current drop.
When the VIX spiked above 50 in 2008, the market ended up down 57%. Now that’s a crash.
Exhibit 2: The VIX soared and the market cratered at the end of options expiration week (OEX), maximizing pain for the majority of punters. Generally speaking, OEX weeks are up. The exceptions are out of the blue lightning bolts such as the collapse of a major investment bank.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2015/08/what-if-the-crash-is-as-rigged-as-everything-else/
