A crucial stock market indicator just got its most bullish reading on record
Joe Ciolli
Jun. 27, 2017, 1:02 AM 6,749
How low can the VIX go?
That seems to be the question hedge funds are asking as they continue to bet that the so-called stock market fear gauge will fall further from its near-record-low levels.
Positioning on VIX futures, which allow investors to bet on whether the stock market will see big price swings, is now the most bearish on record, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data going back to 2004.
http://www.businessinsider.com/vix-most-bearish-hedge-fund-positioning-on-record-2017-6
