Well, the permabulls might have to return to antique shopping and hairdressing for a while.
![](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/goodness-640x569.png)
As I mentioned yesterday, we have entered the bullish season. That is, for volatility.
![](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/vviviv-640x458.png)
I’m particularly taken by what appears to be a rather cyclic pattern on the small caps, shown here by way of the /RTY futures over the past sixteen months.
![](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rutscy-640x459.png)
Or you can keep watching Tom Lee prance around on the screen, offering gems like this one from December 2021:
![](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/leetgt-640x485.png)