'Hawkish'-Data Sparks Massive Ongoing "VIX Call" Hedge Demand-Flows; Nomura Fears "Crash Down" Looms

The 'good news is bad news' narrative may not be entirely evident in equity index levels (mainly due to rotation), but it is very clear in the shift in rate-cut expectations and concomitant to that, in equity risk hedge demand.

hawkish data sparks massive ongoing vix call hedge demand flows nomura fears crash down looms

Source: Bloomberg

Authored by Tyler Durden via ZeroHedge January 18th 2024