Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough appeared on CNBC’s Fast Money earlier this week and discussed the markets and America’s debt ceiling issues. One topic that’s more important than ever today is volatility in the market. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is the de facto measurement of market volatility and when the index is at 14 (it’s currently at 15), it becomes a clear indicator to sell stocks. Keith calls it one of the most “obvious, clean-cut sell signals” out there. We short the S&P 500 when the VIX hits the low 14s and will continue to do so when the VIX hits those levels.
Watch Keith's full take on the VIX and when to sell stocks in the video posted above.