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Why the VIX crashes on Mondays #trading #finance #vix
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VIX measured in calendar days
- Options traders consider trading days
- Weekend effect creates VIX crash on Fridays
- Not representative of reality
0:30lesson
Common belief: VIX sell before weekend
- People sell VIX options pre-weekend
- Buy back on Monday
- Believed to cause VIX crash
1:10VIX· ticker
VIX calculation discrepancy
- Weekend days excluded in calculation
- Friday VIX shows discounted value
- Monday VIX higher due to weekend days resurfacing
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