StockDuty ← Dashboard Sep 04, 2026 01:05 PM ET
CatalystFutures Digest

Skew 94th %ile, VIX of VIX 2nd %ile, Nasdaq vol 3rd %ile. Tail fear is priced, the rest of the vol complex is asleep.

That’s unstable. VVIX 2nd %ile and VXN 3rd %ile against skew 94th %ile is a mean-reversion setup. Index calm is the extreme—Nasdaq vol 3rd %ile. Commodities aren’t: Corn 100th %ile, soybeans 98th %ile. Crypto is hot too—BTC 98th %ile, SOL 92nd %ile. USD/CNY and 5-year notes are 0th %ile. So what? Kalshi has just 4% on NDX ending Dec in 32000-32499.99. Calm is crowded, and the tails are already twitching. Watch: $GVZ $HO_F $HSI $HYG $SKEW $ZW_F
That’s unstable. VVIX 2nd %ile and VXN 3rd %ile against skew 94th %ile is a mean-reversion setup.
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