Volatility report

Generated on 2025-11-30T12:30:32+00:00

Summary

The realized volatility estimators show a general increase over longer windows, indicating rising market uncertainty. The Volatility Risk Premium has been decreasing, suggesting that the market is expecting less volatility compared to the past. The recent Z-scores are close to zero, implying that current volatility levels are near historical averages.

Forecast

Volatility is expected to remain stable or slightly decrease in the coming week, as indicated by the recent trend in the Volatility Risk Premium and Z-scores. This stability suggests that strategies leveraging the volatility risk premium may see reduced returns. However, any unexpected economic news could still lead to sudden volatility spikes.

Date Upcoming event
2025-12-01T14:45:00+00:00 S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Nov)
2025-12-02T01:00:00+00:00 Fed Chair Powell Speech
2025-12-05T13:30:00+00:00 Unemployment Rate (Nov)

Volatility analysis

Realized volatility (RV) boxplots

Realized volatility (RV) determined by various estimators

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Mean realized volatility over multiple windows

Mean realized volatility over multiple windows

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Z-score and VIX delta

Mean RV (22 days) vs ^VIX and Z-score

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GARCH(1,1) fit and forecast

Annualized volatility GARCH(1,1) and forecast

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