Trader Brian Jones on Twitter: "The VIX may also be dropping in the future as the market drops. That happen in 2009. So basically it's signalling the severity of the problem. That people are now the most worried since 2008-9." / Twitter

The VIX may also be dropping in the future as the market drops. That happen in 2009. So basically it's signalling the severity of the problem. That people are now the most worried since 2008-9.