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Strategies & Market Trends : John Pitera's Market Laboratory

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To: The Ox who wrote (19025)4/17/2017 12:24:22 PM
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Hi Ox,

an interesting observation on the VXV .....

Speaking of implied volatility, here is a note from Jim Carroll (Managing Partner, LongRun Capital Management) on the inverted volatility curve.

Most investors are familiar with the VIX index that measures implied stock market volatility for the next thirty days. Not as many know VXV, which does the same for a longer (three-month) period. One way to gauge investor fear is to see where VIX is trading relative to VXV. A ratio north of one means that people are more worried about now versus later. Inverting the ratio shows that those spikes above 1 tend to line up well with bottoms in the stock market.


Source: LongRun Capital Management



Having crossed above 1 on Thursday, we might be at or near a short-term bottom. Or we could see a more pronounced rout before turning higher. The other thing to notice is that the first stab down is often followed by another before a sustained rally follows. Be careful out there.






The Elliott wave Long term view of the 30 year bond......


Posted On: March 31, 2017 09:29 PM
Bottom Line:


A Supercycle degree double zigzag from the September 1981 major low appears to have completed with a Cycle degree ending diagonal wave c from the 104^16 low of June 2007. It's interesting to note, though, that there has been an important bottom associated with the nominal topping period of the displayed 77-month cycle, which actually seems to split in half and produce a half-cycle low instead of a top at its mid-point. That may be the case here, as well, with a wave (2) rally on tap from the March low.

Below are two monthly charts of the yield index of the 30-year bond. With the drop to a new all-time low at 22.01 (2.201 %), both show a possible completed wave count for a lasting bottom from which an initial rally may be complete.

Finally, at the bottom of the page is a monthly chart of the TLT ETF. Last year's July high also appears to be a major top as the completion of a Cycle degree ending diagonal wave c from the June 2007 low. -- Peter DeSario









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