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Good afternoon. This is James Cordier of OptionSellers.com with a market update for May 19th. Well, the VIX has been in the news recently. All-time lows for the stock index barometer that talks about the volatility and, basically, there has been absolutely no fear whatsoever. The stock market, of course, has been rallying to practically new highs nearly each week for the first quarter or two of this year, 2017, and absolutely VIX trading below 10, the lowest level seen in decades. Basically, investors want to simply go long the stock market, and for many reasons – 0% interest rates and really nowhere else to look for any type of return. Well, a lot of ideas -- was the U.S. was the best house in the neighborhood? Always stronger than China, always stronger than Japan, and always stronger than the European nations. That changed dramatically this past week. U.S. auto sales and other parts of the housing market here in the United States are starting to show signs of easing. At the same time in Europe, many nati