those fucking vix futures tracking etf's are complete utter garbage...just stay away from the vix altogether....if you want to short the market, buy a market short like spxs (3x inverse leveraged S&P etf) or something like that. 3x might be a hair volatile...you can find 2x leveraged and just 1x inverse....depends on your level of risk. VXX and UVXY are just a waste of time in my opinion.