Posted by bluezango on 8th of Aug 2016 at 10:48 am
Normally, if VIX up, VXX, TVIX, UVXY go up. Not Today:
VIX +2.28%, VXX -1.43%, TVIX -2.92%, UVXY -2.89%
ZIV +.74%, XIV +1.68%, SVXY +2.19%
Yes, these instruments are not directly based on VIX. S&P
500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The index seeks to offer exposure
to market volatility through publicly traded futures markets and is
designed to measure the return from a rolling long position in the
first and second month VIX futures contracts.
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VIX Daily an 15 Minute
Posted by steve on 8th of Aug 2016 at 10:22 am
$VIX - Chart Link
$VIX - Chart Link
VIX gapped up today and is back above lower BB for now.
Inverted movement - "VIX Futures Contracts Index" vs "VIX Index" itself
Posted by bluezango on 8th of Aug 2016 at 10:48 am
Normally, if VIX up, VXX, TVIX, UVXY go up. Not Today:
VIX +2.28%, VXX -1.43%, TVIX -2.92%, UVXY -2.89%
ZIV +.74%, XIV +1.68%, SVXY +2.19%
Yes, these instruments are not directly based on VIX. S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. The index seeks to offer exposure to market volatility through publicly traded futures markets and is designed to measure the return from a rolling long position in the first and second month VIX futures contracts.