If there's one thing we've learned since the inception of VIX futures, it's that they lag moves in the VIX. Which of course makes sense: The shorter a volatility measure, the more subject it is to no

This week’s review comes to you in a shortened format as I’m about to leave Cape Town for a visit to the colder environs of Switzerland and Slovenia. Although reduced commentary is provid

I've been absolutely astonished by the number of comments I've seen in the past few days to the effect that right now is an excellent time to initiate new long positions on VIX options.I'm still not

Rewind the movie to before the stock market lows of March 9: stocks down, corporate bonds down, commodities and gold down, emerging-market currencies down, safe havens in fashion, including the US do

I concluded a post on stock markets over the weekend saying: “After equities’ seven-month climb, stock markets certainly look vulnerable for a decline. Two downside reversal days -- on We

Sometimes I like to skate around some of the salient points of volatility rather than to try to hit readers over the head with them, but with the VIX now 16% over its 10-day simple moving average, I

After falling for a record-tying 10 consecutive days, the VIX narrowly missed setting a new record today when it jumped 0.37 in the 4 to 4:15 p.m. ET twilight zone trading period to finish

There’s been a heated debate in the financial press regarding the prospects for hyperinflation or deflation, with most pundits usually siding strongly with one camp or the other. Nowhere has th

Just as water is formed by the basic elements hydrogen and oxygen, deflation has its own fundamental components. Last week we started exploring those elements, and this week we continue. I feel that

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