iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX)

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Great load, and great point. One I was going to include w all the possible reasons for VXX climb, but thought it a bit kookish to speak of.

That's how terror events occur, people forget, groups form, strengthen , plan and act. Not really much anyone can do to fully stop it, but these terror events are cyclical as well. And Boston was a while back.

Just too many geo political and market fundamental variables in play at the moment to not at Least off set ones longer term positions w some inverse etf action.