Stock markets may have fallen ~ 1% in the US but the volatility and price swings in the options market is bigger. Coincidentally, Japan had a violent flash crash last night but recovered. This is the second night in a row futures looked wild after-hours.VXX: $VXX, iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN / H1 Volatility shows some life, above, but did not hold.XIV is the way to go: $XIV, VELOCITYSHARES INV VIX SH-TM / H1 In tech, AMD's breakdown from $14-15 to $11-12 is scaring semitech investors: $AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. / H1 Intel could fail to break $50: $INTC, Intel Corporation / H1 If anything, hold only Apple. Avoid speculative companies like Tesla: $AAPL, Apple Inc. / H1 TSLA: $TSLA, Tesla, Inc. / H1 Agree or disagree? Volatility is absent. Hold XIV.Avoid VXX. Avoid tech (although AMD, INTC is a buy on the big dip).Login now. Vote. Join the voices of 800+ members.