Off the Cuff: Pinball Markets

In this week's Off the Cuff podcast, Chris and Brian Pretti discuss:

• Pinball Markets
  • Volatility & unpredictability is on the rise
• Lack Of Liquidity
  • Becoming a top market concern
• Capital Flows
  • May keep US markets better than the rest, but not forever
• Watch The Bond Markets
  • When they fail, it will be ugly

Fresh back from Mexico, Chris dives into the topic of market and currency risk with this week's OTC guest, Brian Pretti. In Mexico, the public there has a recent enough memory of currency collapse and the confiscatory government policies that accompany it. Like most of our readers, the folks there are worried about the storm clouds they see gathering, and are eager to hear of options for preserving their financial wealth.

Add to those concerns the signs that financial market volatility may start rapidly rising from here, and there's an awful lot to talk about. Chris and Brian take a romp through the increasing stresses our markets are under, and how the main indicator — the VIX — that most traders and investors use to monitor volatility may be giving false signals of overstated stability. What data can we trust?

Chris and Brian also spend time discussing the repercussions of the next market correction — which both agree is egregiously overdue.