I started the thread on the eve of Friday's session. To illustrate let us look at VXX and ^VIX changes on Friday (few hours later after the thread started):
VXX: 45.39 +0.55 (1.23%)
^VIX: 13.70 +0.72 (5.55%)
Both are long implied volty. Notice the difference in returns: 1.23% vs. 5.55%. Do you see the effect of the winds in your face due to the current presence of carry in VXX? Notice how many people did not even comprehend my question. Some even considered VXX/VIX as if it were the same thing. When I write plot VXX/VIX, I mean what I wrote: the ratio VXX/VIX.
The person who knows the difference could have earned 5.55 vs. the person who does not, choose blindly and earn only 1.23%, even if both persons were right on long the implied volty.
If one pulls a chart, one would notice that smart money hit in less than 5 minutes in Friday's session. There are people who know what they are doing. The majority of them are likely not here at ET.
The smart money chooses the right direction, in the right vehicle, at the right time.
VXX: 45.39 +0.55 (1.23%)
^VIX: 13.70 +0.72 (5.55%)
Both are long implied volty. Notice the difference in returns: 1.23% vs. 5.55%. Do you see the effect of the winds in your face due to the current presence of carry in VXX? Notice how many people did not even comprehend my question. Some even considered VXX/VIX as if it were the same thing. When I write plot VXX/VIX, I mean what I wrote: the ratio VXX/VIX.
The person who knows the difference could have earned 5.55 vs. the person who does not, choose blindly and earn only 1.23%, even if both persons were right on long the implied volty.
If one pulls a chart, one would notice that smart money hit in less than 5 minutes in Friday's session. There are people who know what they are doing. The majority of them are likely not here at ET.
The smart money chooses the right direction, in the right vehicle, at the right time.