In an interesting twist VIX was the underperforming index across the VXST – VIX – VXV – VXMT curve rising only 0.01 last week. It is unusual for VIX to be an outlier like this, but even more so when we experience a three day weekend which one would expect to put some pressure on […]
In a December 8 Bloomberg news report – “Who’s the Bear Driving Up the Price of U.S. Stock Options?” – Joseph Ciolli wrote – “For more than a year, dealers in the U.S. equity derivatives market have noted a widening gap in the price of certain options. If you want to buy a put to […]
Very quiet holiday week. There really isn’t much else to say, but it is interesting that VIX remains over 15.00. I’m also attributing the rise in VXST to getting a holiday shortened week behind us. Man I’m glad it’s not my job to fill up a business network with programming which must have been a […]
This month I am planning to travel to the First Annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) Asia, which will be held on November 30 – December 1 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong. In my preparations for the trip, I am analyzing the skew charts for a number of option […]
A recent Bloomberg story noted — “The S&P 500 drifted to an all-time high on May 21, before the Greece crisis overshadowed signs that a first-quarter slowdown in economic growth would prove transitory. The benchmark index tumbled 2.1 percent Monday, the most since April 2014 and erasing gains for the year, as Greece surprised investors […]
There was a slight shift in the VXST – VIX – VXV – VXMT term structure last week. VXST and VIX were down, VXV was actually up slightly and VXMT dropped. Relative to history, VXV and VXMT are higher than you would expect with the S&P 500 making all-time highs. I’m convinced the market is […]
At the 31st Annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) on March 4 – 6, 2015 in California, thirty-three expert speakers (see list below) spoke on a variety of subjects, including skew, volatility of volatility, and a new 2015 study with the first-ever list of publicly available list 119 Options-Based Funds. Speakers noted that Extended Trading […]
Dec. 31, 2014 – Highlights of the year 2014 in volatility include the following – In the 2nd half of the year crude oil prices fell, and the CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index (OVX) rose 183% during the full year. While the average daily close for the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) was 14.2 for the […]
Dec. 22, 2014 – During the financial crisis of 2008, many investors bemoaned the fact many asset classes fell as the correlations among several asset classes rose. Since 2008 investors have searched for investments that have diversification potential in times of market stress. So far in 2014 (through December 22) – The CBOE Crude Oil […]
Volatility Indexes and ETPs Review – 1/24/2016
The S&P 500 rebounded by about 1.4% last week and SPX option volatility moved a bit lower. The VXST – VIX – VXV – VXMT curve shifted lower and flattened. However for a bit of perspective I show where we ended 2015. I think the comparison is a good indication that we may not be […]
Financial Markets, Futures and Options, Performance, VIX, Volatility
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