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Inside the 'Tech Wreck': A Story of Complacency & Capitulation - 12.05.17 EL Chart

It was only 1-week ago today that the Nasdaq Composite Index:

A) Had the top-end of the @Hedgeye Risk Range at 6918 … and
B) An implied volatility DISCOUNT (vs. 30-day realized) of -4%

Within that setup, youge FAANG components like Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOGL) had implied volatility DISCOUNTS of -50% and -18%, respectively. If you don’t know what those mean, let me make it really simple – they combine complacency with capitulation!

Inside the 'Tech Wreck': A Story of Complacency & Capitulation - early look