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$14.8B VIX futures open interest 0DTE volume above 50% of equity options flow piles retail leverage under thin surface calm.

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Half the mechanics missing: retail buying 0DTE means dealers are long gamma intraday — selling rips, buying dips. The calm isn't just thin surface, it's partly manufactured. The tape breaks when flow goes one-sided and that gamma flips faster than V