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When the VIX at 17 Point 6 Signals Real Risk
Lucas and Luna dissect why the VIX at 17.61, up 9% in five days, is different from the false signals earlier this year. They examine the yield curve steepening, the 2-year versus 10-year spread hitting 36 basis points, and what Fed minutes this week might reveal about internal divisions. The conversation drills into why dip-buying strategies that worked in Q1 2026 are failing now, using the Russell 2000's 2.4% weekly drop as a concrete example. Lucas explains the VVIX at 94.37 and what option-market anxiety tells us. They also discuss prediction market signals on the Strait of Hormuz and…
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