VIX Futures as a Market Timing Indicator

Our work relates to the literature supporting that the VIX also mirrors investor sentiment and, thus, contains useful information regarding future S&P500 returns. The objective of this empirical analysis is to verify if the shape of the volatility futures term structure has signaling effects...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Athanasios P. Fassas, Nikolas Hourvouliades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Risk and Financial Management
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/12/3/113