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Posted on June 24, 2008

Jason asks this in the commentsDr.J was on friday talking about the VIX futures curve flattening out now as opposed to a month ago when the front month VIX was a full 5 pts lower than the back months and when the market was over 13k.Do you agree that this sort of bidding up the front month action in the curve suggests a market bottom being near? Short answer is yes and no.As I (all to often) note, the VIX itself has all sorts of noise in it. A holiday, a weekend, a news-less stretch, et. al. can all depress the number you see on the board temporarily. Likewise, an expected news event can lift ...

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