It would appear the VIX put in a key spike-floor (13.89), just ahead of the FOMC announcement, with the VIX settling +4.1% @ 15.12 (intraday high 15.95). Near term outlook is for VIX to climb into the weekend, first key target is last Friday's high in the low 18s.
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Summary
The 13s were always just about viable, and it was not entirely surprising to see them hit this afternoon.
The snap higher into the upper 15s was a pretty impressive initial move for the equity bears, and bodes for a likely challenge of last Friday's high.
What about VIX 20s? It would seem very unlikely by this Friday close, but certainly..next week.
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