The Federal Reserve is Shorting the Volatility Index

in fed •  7 years ago 

Multiple reports are stating that the United States Federal Reserve is shorting the VIX (Volatility Index) by buying massive amounts of put options to prop up the U.S. stock market. How is this even legal?

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Also what do you think QE 1 -infinity was doing. With interests rates at 0

At the bottom of the markets in 2008 and 2009 area, when we made the V bottom. A new buyer with 600 billion came in. Only no one knew who it was. Only Explanation is it was the government via the Fed or Treasury. I have heard many people talk that when that much cash comes in you usually know who it is. The government has been manipulating the markets for a while now.