As American investors sit back in their chairs, watching parades, sipping Budweiser elegantly, and generally having a good day off… there are some ‘people’ that are working hard to ensure the status quo is sustained. In order to maintain the illusion of exuberance and lack of concern, we are used to the ubiquitous melt-up in stocks late on a Friday afternoon (always driven by an ‘odd’ collapse in VIX).