{"id":192386,"date":"2023-06-22T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=192386"},"modified":"2023-06-22T13:10:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:10:07","slug":"enjoy-a-dry-quiet-summer-says-vix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/enjoy-a-dry-quiet-summer-says-vix\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Enjoy a Dry, Quiet Summer&#8221;, says VIX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cboe Volatility Index, aka VIX, is designed to measure the market\u2019s expectation for volatility over the ensuing 30 days.&nbsp; By that measure we can expect very little to happen over the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t want to take my word for it, let\u2019s take a look at the VIX futures curve.&nbsp; We see VIX futures in contango, with a large parallel shift lower over the past month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vix-futures-curves-current-yellow-top-1-month-ago-magenta-top-with-1-month-point-changes-bottom\"><strong><em>VIX Futures Curves, Current (yellow, top), 1 Month Ago (magenta, top), with 1 Month Point Changes (bottom)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"344\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Picture1-30.png\" alt=\"VIX Futures Curves, Current (yellow, top), 1 Month Ago (magenta, top), with 1 Month Point Changes (bottom)\" class=\"wp-image-192388 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Picture1-30.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Picture1-30-300x165.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/344;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It shouldn\u2019t be too surprising to see VIX falling over the past month.&nbsp; The S&amp;P 500 Index (SPX) upon which it is based has risen over 5% in that span.&nbsp; In general, when the market goes up, VIX goes down.&nbsp; By definition, when prices go up people are less fearful.&nbsp; When they are less fearful, VIX declines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/vix-doing-the-limbo-dance-how-low-can-we-go\/\">Earlier this month<\/a> we noted that VIX is often more reactive than proactive, as evidenced by the graph below.&nbsp; We attributed that mainly to recency bias.&nbsp; It\u2019s human nature to place greater weight on recent events when extrapolating into the future.&nbsp; If markets have been up over the past month, VIX tends to be lower \u2013 and vice versa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"405\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Picture2-9.png\" alt=\"VIX vs 1-month SPX % change\" class=\"wp-image-192389 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Picture2-9.png 624w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Picture2-9-300x195.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; aspect-ratio: 624\/405;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to keep the use case for VIX and the shape of the futures curve in perspective.&nbsp; VIX is a key tool for portfolio managers who want to hedge their risks.&nbsp; The low level of VIX tells us that there is not much demand for protection from institutions.&nbsp; Furthermore, a futures curve that is upward sloping (from left to right) is in contango, which implies that the commodity in question is relatively plentiful.&nbsp; The upward slope reflects positive interest rates rather than excessive demand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently we see spot VIX falling even faster than its futures, steepening the contango.&nbsp; Even <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/three-days-of-selling-oh-my\/\">after a brief pullback<\/a>, institutions clearly feel sanguine about their equity market risk over the near term.&nbsp; We have put another FOMC decision and semi-annual testimony by the Fed Chair in the rearview mirror.&nbsp; At the same time, we have roughly another month until 2Q earnings season begins in earnest and few \u201cknown unknowns\u201d in the ensuing weeks.&nbsp; Smooth sailing, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember, it is not unusual to see the VIX futures curve invert when markets are dicey.&nbsp; The inversion reflects a sudden rush for volatility protection, which is then in relatively short supply.&nbsp; That behavior reinforces the reactive, rather than proactive nature of VIX.&nbsp; It implies that managers were caught with too much risk on their hands after assuming that all would be copacetic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve often compared my former role as an options market maker to that of an umbrella salesman.&nbsp; When there has been a long stretch of dry weather there is little demand for raingear.&nbsp; If the vendor is caught long of rain protection during a drought, he will need to cut his prices to move the merchandise.&nbsp; Yet if there is a sudden storm his customers will clamor for an umbrella, boots, raincoats, and the like.&nbsp; Assuming he has a relatively fixed inventory, the vendor will have the opportunity to raise prices quickly.&nbsp; Might that be considered price gouging?&nbsp; Possibly.&nbsp; But it\u2019s standard operating procedure in financial markets \u2013 especially in volatility products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the point of view of VIX, we\u2019ve had that long stretch of sunny days.&nbsp; The clouds that have appeared recently are judged to be high and fluffy, not concerning.&nbsp; Unfortunately, market prognosticators have even worse track records than weathermen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cboe Volatility Index, aka VIX, is designed to measure the market\u2019s expectation for volatility over the ensuing 30 days.  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