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Search interest in the VIX means retail investors are nervous about a fast market move happening right now — fear-index content performs best in the exact window when the number is spiking.

The format

Screen-record a live VIX/stock chart while reacting in real time, voiceover explaining what's driving the jump.

  • Explain the VIX in 30 seconds for beginners using today's spike as the example
  • React on-camera to your portfolio going red while narrating the VIX move
  • Rank the last 5 times VIX spiked this hard and what happened to stocks next
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