
- The VSTOXX / VIX spread tends to widen when the volatility indexes rally and equity markets decline.
- The longer the volatility indexes sit at their lows and the spread sits near its average (low), the greater the probability for the equity markets to experience a correction.
- Currently the VSTOXX / VIX spread is narrowing from an overbought range.
There is another lesser known, but growing volatility index called VSTOXX found at the Eurex Exchange. READ MORE
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