Spellbound investors staring at the price-action on the Dow each day are missing key fundamentals breaking down underneath the surface. As Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough wrote in a note sent to subscribers this morning, buying equities on lower highs and no volume ... well, that's a fool's errand:
"The relationship between volume and volatility (relative to price) remains core to how I model trending risks – as they chased the charts to another lower-high (price) yesterday (SPX), total US Equity Volume (including dark pool) was -13% vs. its 1 month average as front month equity VIX held the 12-14 level it held during JUL and OCT."
Check out the chart below. A sub-14 VIX? Not exactly a bullish signal.
