The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is down .02 today to 16.08.? VIX is in the middle of the 52 week range.

Today paper traded 61600 VIX Jul 22 calls for 1.10.? The ADV is 793k contracts.? The OI is 14673 contracts.

The volume went up in one massive block.? The trade on the strike is over 102k contracts at various prices outside of the huge block.? Jul IV is up and the calls are up .05 from the open when they were purchased.

30-day implied volatility is 76%. ? 10-day implied volatility is 118%.? 30 day implied volatility is trading above the 10 Day Historical volatility.

The CBOE Volatility Index measures the IV of the S&P 500 index options 30 days out.