{"id":188680,"date":"2023-04-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=188680"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:35:14","slug":"what-is-vix-telling-us-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/what-is-vix-telling-us-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What is VIX Telling Us Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) had a mildly stunning close last week. It finished last week at 17.07.&nbsp; Except for a fleeting 17.06 print on February 2<sup>nd<\/sup> (when it closed at 18.64), this was the lowest level we have seen in over a year.&nbsp; The last time we closed below Friday\u2019s level was on January 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022.&nbsp; I\u2019ve heard several commentators discuss how the current low readings of VIX indicate how the bull market is back.&nbsp; I wish I could agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the dates noted above ring a bell, they should.&nbsp; Both represented market peaks \u2013 one local and one secular.&nbsp; Over the course of my career, I have found extreme levels of VIX to be a contrarian, rather than a confirming indicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 2<sup>nd<\/sup> was the day after the FOMC meeting when Federal Reserve Chair Powell <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/region\/disinflation-is-the-new-neutral\/\">unleashed the term \u201cdisinflation\u201d<\/a> to wild market acclaim.&nbsp; Stocks rose sharply that day, with the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) rising by 1.47% and the NASDAQ 100 (NDX) leaping by 3.56% after posting a 2.16% gain the day prior.&nbsp; Sentiment was wildly enthusiastic that day, with options volume setting a new record, propelled by the discovery that there were index and ETF options that <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/options\/the-games-havent-changed-the-casino-opened-more-tables\/\">expired that afternoon<\/a> instead of the end of the week.&nbsp; As options trading became rampant, hedgers who remembered that a Nonfarm Payrolls report was due the next day sought protection in longer-dated options, some of which pushed VIX higher.&nbsp; The following day\u2019s report was disappointing, stocks fell, and February 2<sup>nd<\/sup> remains the high for 2023 thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spx-3-month-chart-daily-bars\"><strong><em>SPX 3-Month Chart, Daily Bars<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"359\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture4-6.png\" alt=\"SPX 3-Month Chart, Daily Bars\" class=\"wp-image-188684 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture4-6.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture4-6-300x173.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/359;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 4<sup>th<\/sup> 2022 marked the high for the post-pandemic bull market.&nbsp; We had been churning around all-time highs for several weeks \u2013 and in fact NDX topped out in late November \u2013 and the second trading day of last year proved to be a lasting high.&nbsp; Those who took the low readings in VIX as a sign of bullish things to come were sadly mistaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>SPX 18-Month Chart, Daily Bars<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"359\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture3-6.png\" alt=\"SPX 18-Month Chart, Daily Bars\" class=\"wp-image-188683 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture3-6.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture3-6-300x173.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/359;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted above, I tend to look to extremes in VIX \u2013 both high and low \u2013 as a contrarian sign.&nbsp; When traders become too fearful, they clamor for volatility protection.&nbsp; That pushes VIX to higher levels, sometimes extraordinarily so.&nbsp; The nervousness can persist for some time, but once VIX puts in a clear top, it usually means that the worst of the crisis has passed.&nbsp; Market bounces often follow.&nbsp; The following graph makes that evident.&nbsp; It shows the level of VIX plotted against the subsequent one-month change in SPX.&nbsp; It is not a perfect correlation, but VIX\u2019s contrarian nature should be quite clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>VIX (blue line, left scale) vs. Subsequent 1-Month % Change in SPX (purple bars, right scale)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"661\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture2-12.png\" alt=\"VIX (blue line, left scale) vs. Subsequent 1-Month % Change in SPX (purple bars, right scale)\" class=\"wp-image-188682 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture2-12.png 936w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture2-12-700x494.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture2-12-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Picture2-12-768x542.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; aspect-ratio: 936\/661;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be a bit trickier when VIX is heading lower amidst a broad market rally. &nbsp;It is always clear in hindsight when complacency reaches an extreme, but it can be quite difficult to discern the sort of well-earned confidence that accompanies broad market rallies from the complacency that signifies a market peak.&nbsp; There is a saying that no one rings a bell at the top, so the decision process is necessarily more nuanced and qualitative.&nbsp; One way to do that is to consider the events that are likely to occur over the upcoming 30-day period that VIX is meant to measure and decide whether those \u201cknown unknowns\u201d seem to be priced properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am concerned that VIX is underpricing the series of events that we know to expect over the coming weeks.&nbsp; We have just begun earnings season; two weeks ago <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/narrowing-leadership-raises-the-stakes-for-earnings-season\/\">we highlighted the risks<\/a> that the narrowing leadership of megacap tech pose to the now top-heavy indices that they dominate.&nbsp; Tesla (TSLA) will be the first megacap when reports on Wednesday, with the others to follow next week.&nbsp; We also have only just begun to <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/jp-morgan-and-the-other-banks\/\">hear from the regional banks<\/a> that were so concerning last month.&nbsp; There is an FOMC meeting on May 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.&nbsp; While there is now an 88% implied likelihood of a 25 basis point hike, the likely path of any potential future hikes and assumed cuts should be more clarified at the meeting and in its aftermath.&nbsp; And oh, has anyone ever heard the expression \u201csell in May and go away?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be terrific if earnings season progresses as planned, that the FOMC meeting goes smoothly, and that the usual seasonality is not problematic.&nbsp; But VIX seems to be implying that there is little cause for concern, and that\u2019s not a bet I\u2019m willing to make.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) had a mildly stunning close last week at 17.07.  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