### Comment:
SPX options and VIX are \[related\]. Did you read this? 
  
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/dxwop3/vix\_vix\_market\_basics/](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/dxwop3/vix_vix_market_basics/)

### REPLY:
Not exactly.  They’re related, via the “expected volatility of SPY options” but not synonymous.  Option volatility isn’t not directly synonymous with price change in the options or underlying.  The math be hard. Check investopaedia.

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