VIX (Volatility Index)
The CBOE Volatility Index measuring the market's expectation of 30-day forward-looking volatility, derived from S&P 500 options prices.
Explained Simply
VIX is often called the "fear gauge" because it spikes when markets are fearful and drops when markets are calm. VIX below 15 = low fear, complacency. VIX 15-20 = normal. VIX 20-30 = elevated uncertainty. VIX above 30 = high fear, often near bottoms. VIX is mean-reverting — extreme spikes tend to revert over days/weeks, making VIX-based strategies popular.
How Tradewink Uses VIX (Volatility Index)
VIX is a key input to our macro alert signals and regime detection model. VIX spikes of 20%+ trigger macro alerts. The VIX term structure (front-month vs. back-month) indicates whether fear is acute (backwardation) or structural (contango). Our HMM regime detector uses VIX level as one of its features for state classification.
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