Buy VIX by Aug 10, 2026.

I’m watching a volatility setup right now that I think is worth paying attention to. Using Andrew Thrasher’s *Forecasting a Volatility Tsunami* framework, the idea is that volatility spikes are often preceded not simply by low VIX, but by compressed VIX and VVIX. A low VIX reading alone is not enough. The stronger signal is when VIX has been trading in an unusually tight range, measured by its 20-day standard deviation. The same idea can be applied to VVIX, which …