Ponzi World (Over 3 Billion NOT Served)

The globalized economy is a colossal Ponzi Scheme in which the vast majority survive on the bread crumbs falling off the table. The possibility of 7 billion people achieving a consumption-oriented lifestyle is zero, so the World Bank conveniently set the poverty line at $1.25/day to legalize global slavery. As long as someone else's children are doing the suffering, it's "all good". Post-2008, this illusion was extended merely by plundering all future generations.

Friday, October 28, 2016

The Last Volatility Cycle

ZH: Oct. 28, 2016
Volatility Bets Highest Since August 2015
As the chart below shows, the spikes in VIX Call/Put ratio has tended to successfully lead a spike in VIX a number of times...

VIX Call/Put ratio (red)

Looking at dozens of charts, I've noticed that the VIX CP ratio tracks small cap stocks the closest...

It tracks Chinese stocks pretty close too...

And it predicts devaluation extremely well...