Going back to 2008 we see the exact same VIX triple top pattern followed by a rally headfake, and then the meltdown. The key difference in this cycle is that Skynet has done a much better job of crushing volatility after each spike, thereby ensuring mass complacency...all of which means that Wall Street will shit a much bigger brick this time...
Feb. 2008:
PonziWorld: VIX Uptrend
A year of volatility ignored
S&P downside gaps:
Percent bearish confirms the magnitude of bricks we can expect...
The original VIX (S&P 100) is more like 1987...