Sorry Thor, have never tried VIX so have no idea, looks like your german shorts are in red, I think
I am short France, not Germany, it has less upside than Germany and more downside . France is in a pretty terrible state in my opinion.
Currently short SUN, MQG (yesterday) WES (big position) CBA (yesterday) France (Fri) S&P 500 Teck 100 (Monday) CSL (last week).
Have decided to get in game again for the new year change. Unfortunately my 100 K stake from last Jan is now $34 K after hitting 170 in Oct should have jumped quickly when you spotted the turn.