The "vol tourists" are piling into the Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NASDAQ:XIV), says Chris Cole,...

The "vol tourists" are piling into the Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NASDAQ:XIV), says Chris Cole, not really understanding it, but liking the price action (up) and believing the "Fed will always have their back." The "tourists" may get burned at some point, but for the moment, the XIV is providing another way for those betting on turbulence to lose money - demand to borrow the shares is soaring.