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VIX Term Structure

171 VVIX spike episodes (>= 100).

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VIX/VIX3M backwardation episodes + VVIX vol-of-vol regime — capitulation timing.

VIX Now
21.5
VIX3M Now
21.8
VIX/VIX3M Ratio
0.986
92th pct (5Y)
VVIX Now
102
threshold 100
Backwardation Episodes
94
since 2011

When to run this study

Run when VIX is elevated or when there is a notable divergence between near-term and long-term implied volatility. Contango normalization after backwardation spikes has historically marked durable market lows.

Historical results

Backwardation Bucket Summary (VIX/VIX3M > 1.0)

Ratio BucketNAvg Duration1W Win%1W Mean%2W Win%2W Mean%1M Win%1M Mean%3M Win%3M Mean%
1.0–1.1923.2077.201.87752.3680.403.2982.805.58
1.1–1.224.501002.221001.721003.58500.44