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S&P 500 VIX May '18 (VIK18)

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S&P 500 VIX Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Pressured by Hawkish Statement by a Fed Official

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) this morning is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.03%. 

Stock indexes this morning are mixed. Stocks are wavering today, finding some support on this morning’s Q4 GDP report, which was revised higher, while the core PCE price deflator was revised lower, bolstering the outlook for an economic soft landing.

However, hawkish comments made Wednesday night by Fed Governor Waller pushed bond yields higher and are limiting gains in stocks when he said that recent inflation figures were “disappointing,” and he wants to see “at least a couple months of better inflation data” before cutting interest rates.   Bond yields remained higher after this morning’s economic reports showed strength in the economy.

End-of-quarter rebalancing and window dressing by stock fund managers underpinned stock prices ahead of today’s last trading day of Q1.  US stocks also hav... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
CBOE Volatilty Index VIX Futures
Contract Size
$1000 times Index
Tick Size
0.05 points ($50.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 3:15p.m. (Sun) and 3:30p.m. - 3:15p.m. (Mon-Thur) (Settles 3:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
CFE
Point Value
$1,000
Margin/Maintenance
$6,094/5,540
First Notice Date
05/16/18
Expiration Date
05/16/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

S&P 500 VIX May '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 19, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
179,887 (+10,508)
131,243 (+12,491)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
67,646 (-2,422)
112,436 (-6,738)
Dealers / Intermediary - Long / Short
56,689 (-1,005)
29,333 (+3,303)
Asset / Manager - Long / Short
53,489 (-916)
71,599 (+1,989)
Leveraged Funds - Long / Short
69,890 (+5,554)
77,814 (-5,350)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
4,715 (-2,597)
2,183 (-1,239)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
13.050 +5.67%
on 05/14/18
18.620 -25.94%
on 04/25/18
-3.485 (-20.17%)
since 04/16/18
3-Month
13.050 +5.67%
on 05/14/18
21.020 -34.40%
on 04/04/18
-3.585 (-20.63%)
since 02/16/18

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 15.470
1st Resistance Point 14.630
Last Price 13.790s
1st Support Level 13.370
2nd Support Level 12.950
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 24.250
Fibonacci 61.8% 19.972
Fibonacci 50% 18.650
Fibonacci 38.2% 17.328
Last Price 13.790s
52-Week Low 13.050

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