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VIX Contango Regime Long Pit

Updated dailyData needs: lowlong only

In plain terms

Use matching published spot-volatility index closes to form an equity or volatility-product regime.

How it works

Internal spot-index regime using explicitly named published Cboe daily VIX/VIX9D/VIX3M closes and, where needed, canonical SPY daily realized-variance proxies.

No live results for this strategy yet. Charts appear once it has earned a top spot on at least one stock, either on its own or as part of a blend of several strategies.
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Data dependencies

  • Daily prices

    Adjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.

  • Cboe spot index observations admissible

    A data feed this strategy reads, refreshed on its normal schedule.

Expected edge

Reported return
+6-12%/yr conditional

+6-12%/yr conditional on steep contango (Johnson 2017).

Example tickers where this is likely to fire

Illustrative only, the signal fires based on the live data, not a fixed list.

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