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Term Structure Insight - SP500 Volatility Index 30 days vs. SP500 Volatility Index 63 Days (VIX Index / VXV Index) 
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Analyzing Extremes in the VIX Term Structure

  

On the top is the Term Structure (VIX / VXV) and the bottom is the S&P500 (SPX Index). There are some real advantages to using statistically tested Volatility Based Technical Analysis, as we will see.    

 

 

CHART NOTES

  • The chart is the ratio of short term implied volatility to longer term volatility, giving insight into the effects of terms structure (on the SP500 in this case).
  • This is simply a quick look at extremes from a support/resistance perspective in the VIV / VXV ratio (Term Structure) and their translation into the S&P500 price action.
  • We have outlined signals of potential price pauses/reversals in the SPX with red and cyan dashed arrows. The accuracy of the signals is 69%. Extreme peaks/troughs in the term structure ratio translate into pause/reversals in the S&P500 Index.
  • What is interesting, is that most recently, the term structure has not signaled a top, though the SPX Index signaled near term headwinds with an Exit Long Signal (E). This would be interpreted as a pullback in an improving, continuing uptrend. This is very contradictory to what the headline news is portraying.
  • This analysis should be complimented with work on the S&P500 Index itself as well as the VIX Index, giving a more complete picture potential moves in the market and volatility.

 

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