The Volatility EventVolatility came back with a vengeance on Friday. The VIX surged, tech volatility exploded, skew snapped higher, and investors suddenly rediscovered their love for puts. Beneath the surface, options-driven feedback loops and leveraged ETF rebalancing helped turn an ordinary selloff into a full-blown volatility event.Here are the charts that matter.
The AI Trade's Fragility Problem
Everybody loved leverage. Everybody loved AI. Everybody loved selling volatility. Then Friday happened.










