Comments on: CBOE VIX Hits 10 Year High – Does it Matter?

By: Jessie Self Esteem

Jessie Self Esteem — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:41:03 +0000

i think things are much worse than we are being told, a lot of the talk outside the mainstream media i have heard is about a total collapse of the us economy within 2-3 years. Invest in gold if you can afford it.

By: Alex Fotopoulos

Alex Fotopoulos — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:52:36 +0000

I think you are right about the gov’t possibly soothing some downside risk, but I won’t be sold on the recovery until the real indicators start showing it (jobs, new housing starts, etc).
Getting out of some of my long positions will help too. I’ve not done many spreads in the past and might have to start.

By: Praveen

Praveen — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:23:06 +0000

I am thinking that, with the new government bailouts, this is probably a high for volatility, and it will probably trend down.

Maybe you can play this trend by putting on some less risky credit spreads.

That might allow you to avoid these wild swings.

By: kadena

kadena — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:26:33 +0000

alex, hang in there… regardless of uncle sam’s shenanigans, we are individually responsible, believe me i know, he didn’t bail me out last year, and he won’t bail you or any other private investor/trader out, so think things through, and do the right thing.