MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The past few days surrounding the fiscal thingamajig have been difficult to trade and nowhere is this better reflected than in the moves of volatility gauges such as the CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) swinging wildly.  To offer some context for the magnitude of the moves here are some basic statistics: The VIX climbed from 15.50 to 22.75 in the six trading sessions leading up to last Friday Dec. 28 2012. The VIX has now plummeted to 14.40 in the past three trading sessions including two consecutive days of 15%+ declines -- the first time that has occurred ...