Thursday, September 18, 2008

VIX:VXV Ratio at New End of Day High

As far as I know, I was the first person to show interest in the VXV as a market timing indicator and the first to talk about the VIX:VXV ratio when I posted on these subjects back in early December in The VIX:VXV Ratio.

Fast forward nine months and the VIX:VXV ratio has an admirable market timing record and a very strong following, here and elsewhere. Last night it set a new end of day high when the ratio closed at 1.20. So far, readings of 1.08 and above have been good long entry points. Using the same logic, a long entry at 1.20 should be an even better trade. I will be interested to see how last night’s signal turns out.


[source: StockCharts, VIX and More]
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3 comments:

  1. CobraSeptember 18, 2008 at 7:38 AM

    You'll be remembered as the inventor of VIX:VXV!

    Thanks!

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  2. gautsidSeptember 18, 2008 at 7:40 AM

    Agreed. This is by far my favorite timing indicator. I bought tons of October calls (VIX working against me) and futures at the close yesterday.

    I'm going to subscribe to your newsletter.

    Thanks for all the interesting work you do.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    I vote for this indicator too, so far its working well.

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