Watch: Jim Cramer Breaks Down the Market's Complex Volatility Funds

The complex volatility instruments are in charge, according to TheStreet's founder and Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer.

"These instruments and the VIX caused a lot of blow ups," Cramer said. "The blow ups lead to dramatic selling."

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