As every good Keynesian 'knows', broken-windows are good for the economy; so that must mean that 'broken markets' are good for the... markets? Having started to fade after the opening ramp, since the NYSE broke, stocks have levitated linearly... ...driven by a surge in XIV (the inverse VIX ETF, which was among the 150 symbols that 'broke' today)... As Stocks decouple from any fun-durr-mental carry driver... As well as Bonds and credit markets' perspective on 'recovery' and ECB rumors... and equity volume is well below average... (again) * * * Why anyone would trust this shambles of a US equity "market" anymore...?