Goldman Sachs Thinks This Volatility Index Should Be Much Lower

The VIX is trading like the U.S. is in a recession

Calm down, traders. Goldman says the VIX should be much lower.

Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg
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Oh, how times have changed.

For much of the past year the story has been the extremely low levels of volatility in the market, but that trend came to a screeching halt last week when the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index rose to levels not seen since the financial crisis.