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S&P 500 VIX Aug '15 (VIQ15)

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S&P 500 VIX Futures Market News and Commentary

Stocks Settle Higher on Lower Bond Yields and Quarter-End Window Dressing

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Wednesday closed up +0.86%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.39%. 

Stock indexes on Wednesday finished moderately higher.  Lower T-note yields on Wednesday were supportive of the overall market.  However, Nvidia's -2% slide undercut technology stocks and limited gains in the Nasdaq 100.  End-of-quarter rebalancing and window dressing by stock fund managers underpinned stock prices ahead of Thursday’s last trading day of Q1.  US stocks also had carryover support from a rally in European stocks as the Euro Stoxx 50 Wednesday rose to a new 23-year high. 

US weekly MBA mortgage applications fell -0.7% in the week ended March 22.  The refinancing mortgage sub-index fell -1.6%, and the purchase mortgage sub-index fell -0.2%.  The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell -4 bp to 6.93% from 6.97%.

The markets are discounting the chances for a -25 bp rate cut a... 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
08/19/15
Expiration Date
08/19/15 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

S&P 500 VIX Aug '15
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug 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
13.500 +7.04%
on 08/10/15
16.150 -10.53%
on 07/27/15
+0.025 (+0.17%)
since 07/17/15
3-Month
13.500 +7.04%
on 08/10/15
19.050 -24.15%
on 07/06/15
-2.025 (-12.29%)
since 05/19/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 14.950
1st Resistance Point 14.700
Last Price 14.450s
1st Support Level 14.150
2nd Support Level 13.850
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 21.000
Fibonacci 61.8% 18.135
Fibonacci 50% 17.250
Fibonacci 38.2% 16.365
Last Price 14.450s
52-Week Low 13.500

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