So I should have posted my play beforehand but it worked well so I am pleased. I am going to summarize what it was and then move on to explain phase 2.
My play. It was obvious to me that vix was consolidating for a move up. I was waiting for breakout around 18 before buying. The pop to 25 was massive and i bought then with the target of 47. It worked like charm and even my timetable by the day was perfect. (If vix touches 36 i have a one day rule. Basically that the very next day i should expect 47, if not i sell out no matter what because it indicates momentum is lost.) Made a nice profit and now moving on to Phase2!
Phase 2: It is clear to me that this is not a regular vix pop that will get shorted back down. We are now in a consolidation period for the next few days before we start our next leg up! I started to pick up more vix calls on the late day drop yesterday and will continue to buy more as the market breathes for moment before continuing down. My logic is seen in the post. You have a monthly macd breakout above 0 as happened in 08' along with 70 RSI. My favorite signal the ichimoku cloud, is also showing that we broke out from the cloud on the monthly.
squeezemetrics shows that gamma is through the floor so volatile markets are expected with alot of chop. But the freefall is only in pause in my opinion, gearing up for the second drop.
GL to everyone and I am always happy to answer any questions!