{"id":195957,"date":"2023-09-07T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=195957"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:35:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:35:54","slug":"complacency-or-correlation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/complacency-or-correlation\/","title":{"rendered":"Complacency or Correlation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/more-about-correlation-and-vix\/\">Yesterday we discussed<\/a> how the recent low readings in volatility indices like VIX (Cboe Volatility Index) can be somewhat explained by the relatively low levels of equity market correlation that we have seen recently.&nbsp; Yet we also noted that while correlations between VIX and COR1M, the Cboe 1-Month Correlation Index, have been high, the relationship is far from perfect.&nbsp; The difference might simply be statistical noise, but I posit that it is more about investors being sanguine, if not blas\u00e9, about market risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/campus\/podcasts\/ibkr-podcasts\/might-correlation-be-the-key-to-understanding-vix\/\">In a recent podcast<\/a> about this topic, I offered the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2026 VIX is the price of parachutes when a plane hits turbulence.&nbsp; This comes from my experience as a market maker.&nbsp; Nobody really wants umbrellas when it\u2019s when there\u2019s a drought, nobody really thinks about a parachute if the plane is moving along smoothly at 30,000 feet, but as soon as you hit some turbulence, or as soon as the rain clouds develop, people want them and they want them in a hurry.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone once told me that when a plane hits turbulence, look at the flight attendants.&nbsp; If they seem unconcerned, then what you\u2019re experiencing is relatively normal even if it seems scary. &nbsp;If you share my view that options markets have a similar role relative to the equity markets, there was little concern about last month\u2019s swoon.&nbsp; The bout of selling was hardly a full correction, with the drops in major indices falling well short of the 10% level that typifies a correction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I\u2019ve begun to wonder whether that the lack of concern is more backward than forward looking, especially when VIX has recently failed to keep pace with rising levels of equity correlation.&nbsp; Although many of us think of VIX as a \u201cfear gauge\u201d, it is important to keep in mind that is not how the index is constructed.&nbsp; <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/more-about-correlation-and-vix\/\">As we\u2019ve noted frequently:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>VIX is not a fear gauge. It just plays one on TV\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gist of that comment is that while VIX is constructed to be the market\u2019s best estimate of volatility over the coming days, that estimate is highly dependent upon investors\u2019 recent experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; If markets have been cool, calm, and collected, even in the face of some rocky days, then it is reasonable for investors to project that behavior forward.&nbsp; This is known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recency_bias\">recency bias<\/a>, where individuals place greater weight on events that occurred recently over those that took place longer ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve all heard the phrase \u201cthe trend is your friend\u201d, and to some extent that applies here.&nbsp; If there is a definable trend, traders throughout time have generally found it profitable to follow, rather than buck the trend.&nbsp; Trend changes are turning points, and it is much easier to spot and follow a trend than to perceive turning points.&nbsp; Market psychology rarely changes unless it has a reason to.&nbsp; We defined this several months ago as an \u201c<a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-asymmetries-of-fear-greed-and-monetary-policy\/\">inertial market<\/a>\u201d, paraphrasing Newton\u2019s Second Law of Motion to state that a market that is in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If rising interest rates, multiple expansion, and disappointment over both China\u2019s recovery and potential stimulus are not enough to disrupt the generally risk-tolerant vibe of US equity markets, then sure, there is little desire or even need for investors to seek volatility protection.&nbsp; The relatively low level of VIX implies that September will offer only modest volatility and little need for protection, even with an FOMC meeting amidst a <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/beware-the-ides-of-august\/\">seasonally tricky month<\/a> \u2013 even with market correlations beginning to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This brings to mind another common market mantra, \u201cpast performance is not indicative of future results.\u201d&nbsp; That is usually a boilerplate statement required by compliance, but it is rooted in truth.&nbsp; Markets do find their turning points, and usually at the most inopportune time.&nbsp; Ask yourself if the currently sanguine nature of many investors is reflecting proper caution, and whether VIX is properly reflecting low correlations or complacency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-month-chart-cor1m-blue-white-daily-bars-vs-vix-red-line\"><em>6-Month Chart, COR1M (blue\/white daily bars) vs. VIX (red line)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"572\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Picture1-7.png\" alt=\"6-Month Chart, COR1M (blue\/white daily bars) vs. VIX (red line)\" class=\"wp-image-195961 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Picture1-7.png 936w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Picture1-7-700x428.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Picture1-7-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Picture1-7-768x469.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; aspect-ratio: 936\/572;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Bloomberg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While correlations between VIX and COR1M, the Cboe 1-Month Correlation Index, have been high, the relationship is far from perfect.  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