Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective

• VIX Cash & VVIX
• CBOE Skew Index

Russell's Weekly Rundown:

• VIX Options ADV - 661k; Total 11.7m (9.28m Calls, 2.41m Puts)

Earnings Volatilty: AAPL earning after the bell on Tuesday - TSLA earning Wednesday.

Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments

• Question from Market_Maker - If XIV runs out of money do investors lose there investment? Are they insured against this?
• Question from Richard D - Just wondering, as an Italian-American myself, why do so many Italian-Americans seem to end up in the options business?

Crystal Ball: Our VIX predictions

Last week:

• Mark L. - 9.75
• Andrew - 10.25

This week:

• Mark L. - 9.75
• Andrew - 10.75
• Russell - 10.25