Who watches the VIX and plays accordingly?

u/West_Lavishness6689 · Reddit — r/wallstreetbets · September 10, 2026 at 16:59 · ⬆ 1 pts  | View on Reddit ↗
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{"summary": "Author uses VIX and midterm-year seasonality to plan re-entering long equity positions, expecting a near-term bottom and a bull run resuming by late October.", "reason": "The author provides a directional thesis based on historical seasonality and VIX analysis to justify buying shares.", "ideas": [{"symbol": "SPY", "direction": "long", "thesis": "The author observes the VIX creeping up and S&P futures green overnight as a setup for a red day, and cites historical midterm-year peak-to-trough drawdowns of roughly 17-18% over the last 30 years. Based on this, the author plans to deploy cash back into shares around mid-September through mid-October, signaling the bottom is nearing and expecting a bull run to resume by Thanksgiving. The author explicitly avoids options due to a gambling addiction and holds shares long term, with the main risk being mistiming the exact bottom.", "thesis_short": "VIX and midterm seasonality signal near-term bottom", "quote": "I'm signaling the bottom is nearing. Time to gobble-gobble some shares hopefully in time for Thanksgiving. BULL RUN shall continue before we know it?", "confidence": 0.6, "sentiment": 0.6, "timeframe": "mid-September through mid-October entry, bull run by Thanksgiving"}], "model": "gemini-3.1-flash-lite", "verified": true, "extraction_model": "deepseek-v4-flash"}

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VIX and midterm seasonality signal near-term bottom
The author observes the VIX creeping up and S&P futures green overnight as a setup for a red day, and cites historical midterm-year peak-to-trough drawdowns of roughly 17-18% over the last 30 years. Based on this, the author plans to deploy cash back into shares around mid-September through mid-October, signaling the bottom is nearing and expecting a bull run to resume by Thanksgiving. The author explicitly avoids options due to a gambling addiction and holds shares long term, with the main risk being mistiming the exact bottom.
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