Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Futures tied to Wall Street’s fear gauge on Wednesday sent a signal that has historically marked intense selling pressure in markets, but has sometimes preceded stock market rebounds.
The October VIX futures (.VIX) rose 0.28 points above the November futures on Wednesday, the widest margin since mid-June, after Wall Street’s main indexes sold off following a 75 basis point interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve., read more
VIX futures, which plot volatility expectations for several months ahead, normally remain upward sloping, with near-term futures relatively less pricey than those that target coming months.
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An inverted curve, when near-dated contracts are more expensive than later dated ones, suggests investors are growing more worried about near-term events, raising the cost of hedging.
Such a signal has occurred prominently five times since 2020, with two instances followed by market rebounds, including the most recent one in mid-June.
“It’s usually a sign all the risk is being pulled into the here and the now,” said Chris Murphy, co-head of derivatives strategy at Susquehanna International Group.
“That’s why often we will look at it as a capitulation indicator,” Murphy said.
The two nearest VIX futures last inverted in June, amid a bout of intense selling that drove the S&P 500 <.SPX> to its bear market low. The index rebounded 17% soon after, though most of that rally has been reversed on fears the Fed will be more hawkish than previously anticipated.
While an inversion this time may indicate intensifying selling pressure, it does not necessarily signal an immediate end to the market’s recent slide, Murphy said. For instance, the two front month VIX futures remained inverted for a month – from mid-February through mid-March – before the stock market sell-off in the first quarter took a breather.
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Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili, Chizu Nomiyama and Richard Chang
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