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Reading the Quiet Tape When the VIX Sits at 15
In this episode of The Day Trading Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into what the August 2026 tape is actually telling day traders when the VIX sits at 15.13 and the VVIX drops 8 percent. They break down why a falling VVIX alongside a stable VIX can signal complacency, and how that changes the way you read the S&P 500's five-day slide. They also look at the small-cap divergence—the Russell 2000 down more than the S&P—and what that says about risk appetite. Lucas shares a specific playbook for trading range-bound days, including how to use opening range breaks and volume profiles when the…
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