#VIXIndicator A double warning as $VIX closed 25% above Wednesday’s close AND 50% above the the recent low of 18.45 from April 4th.

#VIXindicator Another run bites the dust.

#VIXIndicator A likelihood of higher levels in coming days or weeks.

#VIXindicator Based on the $VIX close under 21.17, the Downside Warning is canceled. It first went into effect on January 20th, was canceled on Feb 9th, only to be reinstated only two days later on Feb 11th. The arrow on this chart shows last time it was canceled. (Feb 9th). So while it is usually […]

So much for Wednesday’s headfake. #VIXindicator

#VIXIndicator So the last UPSIDE warning was kind of a bust… let’s see if we get another shot this time. Two more consecutive $VIX closes below 21.17 will trigger it.

#VIXindicator At the close we are exceeding 50% above the Jan 4th VIX low of 16.34.

#VIXIndicator Yes, it was. In the premarket, $VIX peaked at 22.07, just above the 22.03 level which cancels it. This, after two weeks of volatility which couldn’t quite get it canceled. Market behaviors change over time, and it seems the VIX may have outgrown the constraints of my indicator.

#VIXindicator This is probably the biggest drop I’ve seen since creating this indicator wherein an Upside Warning has not been canceled. It may be time to look at some of the rules and whether the behavior of $VIX and market over past couple years calls for some tweaks.

#VIXIndicator Santa has arrived.

#VIXindicator It is sometimes the case that a spike in the VIX that triggers a second or third warning is a capitulation move signaling the end of volatility. Perhaps that’s what happened on Monday, and we’re now cleared for a Santa Claus rally?

#VIXindicator Just in time for the holidays!

#VIXIndicator Another brief and shallow correction in the books as we look poised to march higher.

#VIXIndicator Pre-market $VIX high of 28.02. All we needed for cancelation was 22.10.

#VIXIndicator Feels like it’s a few days late but it still should mean more upside in the coming days or weeks.

#VIXindicator So we never got much of a drop but it certainly was choppy for a few weeks. $VIX closes tomorrow and Monday below 18.49 will mean an Upside Warning.

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….too bad it got canceled on Friday. This has been the Summer of Swings for the #VIXindicator.

#VIXindicator Another dud. This is becoming less reliable… need to find another signal to go with the $VIX highs that would indicate a more likely chance of downside follow through.

#VIXindicator Let’s see if this one has more depth than the recent head fakes we’ve been getting.

#VIXIndicator $VIX finally showed some gumption this morning. Likely downside warning coming at the close.

#VIXindicator In one of the most whipsawy periods I can remember, the Downside Warning was canceled with a new SPX high today.

#VIXIndicator, well that got ugly fast and became one of the briefest UpW’s in history. At least I collected great profits on yesterday’s swings.

#VIXIndicator An Upside Warning took effect on Friday after three consecutive closes of $VIX below the 78.6 Fib line drawn from pre-correction low and correction high. Expect higher prices in coming days or weeks. Last four Upside Warnings: May 28, 2021: close on that day: 4204. Subsequent high was 4393 on July 7. 31 trading […]

#VIXindicator It should take effect at the close Friday, unless the day is volatile.

#VIXindicator I forgot one of my own rules for this thing… the Downside Warning is canceled if the $SPX hits a new high, even if the $VIX hasn’t given us the cancel signal yet. So it was canceled last Friday. No Upside Warning yet.

#VIXindicator The $VIX closed over 25% above its 2-day closing low, so that’s a new Downside Warning. Here are the last four Downside Warnings for reference: Fired 5/11/21, at the SPX close of 4,152. The SPX low was the next day at 4,056. It dipped again 5 trading days after that to 4,061, then recovered […]

#VIXIndicator The Upside warning that began on May 28th was canceled today. The close on May 28th was 4204, and the high was yesterday, at 4361. So this UpW was good for +3.7%.

#VIXIndicator An Upside Warning took effect on Friday after three consecutive closes of $VIX below the 78.6 Fib line drawn from pre-correction low and correction high. Expect higher prices in coming days or weeks. Last three Upside Warnings: Mar 15 2021: close on that day: 3969. Subsequent high was 4238 on May 7. 40 trading […]

#VIXIndicator The Downside Warning was canceled on Wednesday with the $VIX close. Two more closes below 18.28 and we’ll have an Upside Warning.

#VIXIndicator It went in effect at the close today. Here are the last three Downside Warnings for reference: Fired 2/25/21, at the SPX close of 3,829. The SPX low of 3,723 was 5 trading days later. Fired 1/27/21, at the SPX close of 3,750. The SPX low of 3,694 was only 2 days later . […]

#VIXIndicator In premarket, $VIX has gone higher and ended the Upside Warning, which lasted 57 days and took us from SPX 3898 to peak of 4238. Falling prices and higher volatility are likely for coming days or weeks.

#VIXIndicator An Upside Warning took effect on Monday after three consecutive closes of $VIX below the 78.6 Fib line drawn from pre-correction low and correction high. Expect higher prices in coming days or weeks. Last two Upside Warnings: Feb 5, 2021: close on that day: 3886. Subsequent high was 3950 on Feb 16. 6 trading […]

#VIXIndicator The VIX was headed for it at the close, but SPX making a new high beats it to the punch. Downside Warning is canceled. Now, three VIX closes below 22.30 mean an Upside Warning.

#VIXIndicator Expect lower levels in the coming days or weeks. Last DW fired on Jan 27th. The SPX low was only two days later and we rebounded from there. So it was brief. The one before that was on Sept 3, 2020. The SPX low was 3 weeks later on Sep 24th.

#VIXIndicator The $VIX spike above 26.67 just killed the Upside Warning. We’ll go into a Downside one if we close above it.

#VIXIndicator Well, that was a quickie. Back to the moon!

#VIXIndicator It was canceled at yesterday’s close. It went into effect at close on 1/27. Highest VIX and lowest SPX were on Friday 1/29. So it was a short one.

#VIXIndicator Over 25% higher at the close means new Downside Warning… we are likely to see lower prices in the coming days or weeks.

#VIXIndicator The Upside warning was canceled this morning, with the $VIX above 26.96. Could be a pause before it resumes, or we could be headed down. A Downside Warning would take effect with a VIX close above 26.96.

….at the open with SPX hitting new all-time highs. #VIXIndicator

#VIXIndicator A double warning today as $VIX closed up over 25% from yesterday’s close and is also up over 50% from the August 11th VIX low. Expect lower markets in the coming days or weeks.

The #VIXIndicator fired a bullish signal at the close. This indicates the likelihood of a further move higher in the coming days or weeks.

#VIXIndicator Since 1999, what happened this week has happened once previously: a Downside Warning going into effect after it had been canceled, with no Upside Warning in between… and then that happening AGAIN. It’s a “triple-header” of Downside Warnings (DW). The Downside Warning was reinstated on Wednesday after being canceled Monday. The DW that preceded […]

#VIXIndicator The Downside Warning was reinstated at the close Wednesday, as VIX closed over 25% higher than Monday’s close.

#VIXIndicator The VIX closed below the 78.6% retracement, so that cancels the DW. Crazy stuff on a day with jobs numbers like that. If we can close well Monday and Tuesday it will set up nicely for a further rally higher.

#VIXIndicator Forgot to note that yesterday the Downside Warning was canceled when $SPX hit all-time highs. $VIX hasn’t dropped a lot, however, so it may not mean all-clear ahead.

#VIXIndicator New $VIX highs, new $SPX lows today. SPX now negative on year, lowest levels since January 6th. Highest VIX since Oct 10th.

#VIXindicator The $VIX closed well over 25% higher than Thursday’s close (2-day closing low) so a Downside Warning took effect. Highest VIX readings since October 10th. Expect further downside in the market in the coming days or weeks.

#VIXindicator We kicked off a “minor” Upside Warning last night, based on the small VIX spike from Jan 3 and 6. These occur when a volatility spike cancels a previous UpW but no Downside Warning comes. In the past, they often signal continued momentum higher.

#VIXindicator The Upside Warning was canceled this morning with the VIX spike. We can now watch for a high VIX close to trigger a Downside Warning, or if we can close back below 12.68 we can look for a reinstated Upside Warning.

#VIXIndicator An Upside Warning will go into effect Tuesday with a VIX close at 12.82 or lower.

#VIXIndicator The Downside Warning is officially canceled as the SPX notched a new all-time high. However, this high was driven by a tweet that we humans understand, based on recent history, really doesn’t mean anything. The algos respond and drive us higher. If no trade deal is reached by Sunday, or there’s no agreement to […]

#VIXIndicator Well, that’s two Downside Warnings in a row that turned out to be only one-day warnings for a brief intraday low, then rocket back to the skies. I’m going to keep tracking them, but include a notice that they have not always been working. Meanwhile, I will research the history to determine if there […]

#VIXIndicator The $VIX close today was 14.91, which is over 25% higher than Wednesday’s close, triggering a Downside Warning. Based on past behavior, the chance for a further drop in the coming days or weeks is high. That said, the last one (on Oct 2nd) didn’t pan out, with only a slightly lower intraday low […]

#VIXIndicator The intraday $VIX spike has canceled the Upside Warning, which had been in effect since Oct 16th.

#VIXindicator The Upside Warning coming through this time, with $VIX hitting lowest level since July 29th. $SPX came within .59 of all-time high earlier today.

#VIXindicator An inside day on the VIX chart is the third close below 15.05 in a row, meaning an Upside Warning is in effect. Look for higher prices in the coming days. I’m proceeding cautiously after last month’s headfake. I only have one bullish trade (put spread sold this morning). Expiring today: $SPX Oct 16th […]

#VIXIndicator So after the failure of the Upside, we entered a Downside at today’s close. This signal usually means the market goes lower over the coming days.

#VIXindicator It seemed obvious days ago but it was just officially canceled. This is only the third total failure of the signal since 1999, out of 44 total, where the SPX made no new high after the signal fired, other than a brief intraday spike the very next day.

#VIXIndicator. This Upside Warning looks to be a dud. After it fired on Thursday’s close, we only got a 0.3% intraday bump on Friday, then it’s been all lower. There’s never been a pullback this strong on an Upside Warning that ended up bouncing and coming through. This is the 43rd UpW since I started […]

#VIXIndicator Look for higher prices over the next couple of weeks.

#VIXIndicator The Downside Warning will most likely be canceled at today’s close. Two more consecutive days closing below 14.50 would mean an Upside Warning hitting at Monday’s close.