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VibeQuant's avatar

I like the intuition here. When people pay up for option protection, it feels like a real signal about perceived risk. Makes me wonder if VRP and the VIX term structure work better as model inputs than as a simple risk on / risk off switch.

Nam Nguyen Ph.D.'s avatar

I’ve been using VIX/VIX3M for quite a while and it’s a pretty good regime indicator.

VibeQuant's avatar

Appreciate the datapoint, Dr. Nguyen. Agreed thinking also that VRP and the VIX term structure must be equally useful as a model switch. I may play around with that idea.