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Behind The Market's Furious Reversal: Record High Skew<blockquote>市场疯狂逆转的背后:创纪录的高位偏差</blockquote>
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As we further added, high skew, which compares put option prices with at-the-money option prices, has reached new all-time high, <b>and reflected investor perception that high volatility would return should markets sell off.</b></p><p><blockquote>6月底,当标准普尔指数日复一日地创下历史新高,当VIX触及2021年新低时,我们警告称,skew指数刚刚创下历史新高——这意味着看跌期权已经异常昂贵相对于平值期权,有助于支撑以看跌期权为主的VIX指数。正如我们进一步补充的那样,将看跌期权价格与平值期权价格进行比较的high skew已达到历史新高,<b>并反映了投资者的看法,即如果市场抛售,高波动性将会回归。</b></blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b30d4664cf3c973cc1a86d743bcae379\" tg-width=\"746\" tg-height=\"464\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\">Commenting on this unusual move, we said that it shows that while on one hand traders seem complacent, they have never been more nervous that even a modest wobble in the market could start a crash. By extension,<b>\"</b><b><u>they have also never been more protected against a full-blown market crash</u></b><b>.\"</b></p><p><blockquote>在评论这一不寻常的举动时,我们说,这表明,虽然一方面交易者似乎自满,但他们从未如此紧张,即使市场的适度波动也可能引发崩盘。推而广之,<b>\"</b><b><u>他们也从未像现在这样免受全面市场崩盘的影响</u></b><b>.\"</b></blockquote></p><p> So fast forward to the violent, if brief, air pocket (and hardly a full-blown crash) the market experienced late last week and on Monday, which saw stocks tumble the most in months... only to soar right after. In retrospect, traders have the record high skew to thank for that because while risk reversed sharply on Tuesday and continuing today, traders were fully hedged and ready to pounce.</p><p><blockquote>快进到上周晚些时候和周一市场经历的剧烈(尽管短暂)的气穴(而不是全面崩盘),股市出现了几个月来的最大跌幅...只是在那之后飞翔。回想起来,交易者对此要感谢创纪录的高偏差,因为尽管风险在周二急剧逆转并持续到今天,但交易者已经完全对冲并准备好突袭。</blockquote></p><p> So following up on his observations from a month ago, when he first noted the record high skew, Goldman's derivatives strategist Rocky Fishman wrote that this week’s volatility pushed equity implied and realized volatility higher, with the VIX briefly hitting 25 during the day on Monday (19-Jul)...</p><p><blockquote>因此,继一个月前他首次注意到创纪录的高位偏差时的观察之后,高盛的衍生品策略师洛奇·菲什曼(Rocky Fishman)写道,本周的波动性推高了股票隐含波动性和已实现波动性,VIX在周一(7月19日)白天短暂触及25...</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/44c28ca21fe15a17f5b7fa1e3236e5ad\" tg-width=\"651\" tg-height=\"375\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\">... even if in absolute terms vol is not high: three-week SPX realized vol (12.1%) is still below year-to-date realized vol (13.4%),and Tuesday’s rally brought the VIX back under 20. More importantly,<b>in response to record downside skew correctly implying that a sell-off would bring much higher volatility, skew has now moved even higher - at least for the S&P 500.</b></p><p><blockquote>...即使从绝对值来看,成交量并不高:三周SPX实现成交量(12.1%)仍低于年初至今实现成交量(13.4%),周二的反弹使VIX回到20以下。更重要的是,<b>为了应对创纪录的下行偏斜,正确地暗示抛售将带来更高的波动性,偏斜现在已经走得更高——至少对标普500来说是这样。</b></blockquote></p><p> Some more observations from Fishman: \"although Tuesday’s large SPX move and drop in implied vol has reduced vol risk premium, the VIX remains high relative to recent realized vol.\"</p><p><blockquote>Fishman的更多观察:“尽管周二SPX的大幅波动和隐含波动率的下降降低了波动率风险溢价,但VIX相对于最近实现的波动率仍然很高。”</blockquote></p><p> Furthermore, the SPX has not had one-month realized vol as high as the current VIX level (19.7) since November - indicating that options continue to be persistently expensive,<b>which also means that traders are hedging to outsized moves both higher and lower and any selloffs are likely to be fleeting as hedges are cashed in</b>.</p><p><blockquote>此外,自11月以来,SPX的一个月实现波动率从未达到当前VIX水平(19.7)的水平,这表明期权仍然持续昂贵,<b>这也意味着交易者正在对冲大幅上涨和下跌,随着对冲兑现,任何抛售都可能转瞬即逝</b>.</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/002e0c79da541efcfb85fe1e04e29088\" tg-width=\"644\" tg-height=\"397\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> That said, given the recent precedent for quick sell-offs to be followed quickly by low volatility, Goldman expects volatility to subside in the near term with more likelihood of a sustained increase in Q4, and a big reason for this is the persistently high index skew.</p><p><blockquote>尽管如此,考虑到最近快速抛售之后迅速出现低波动性的先例,高盛预计波动性将在短期内消退,第四季度持续上升的可能性更大,而造成这种情况的一个重要原因是指数持续高位倾斜。</blockquote></p><p> SPX index skew continues to be at near-record levels, which we see as driven by a lack of downside sellers <b>as much as demand for hedging.</b>The strong reaction of the VIX to Monday’s sell-off, with the VIX up over six points at one point intraday, <b>proved that high skew was justified - at least on a very local level....</b>on a more persistent sell-off, it would be difficult to sustain the level of implied volatility that skew would indicate. Meanwhile, from a cross-asset standpoint, Fishman adds that if interest rates staying this low has the potential to be a catalyst for further equity upside (unless they plunge<i><b>too</b></i>fast), leaving the potential for near-term asymmetry in SPX potential returns that is the opposite of what option markets are implying.</p><p><blockquote>SPX指数偏差继续处于接近创纪录水平,我们认为这是由缺乏下行卖家推动的<b>以及对冲的需求。</b>VIX对周一抛售的强烈反应,VIX盘中一度上涨超过6点,<b>证明了高偏斜是合理的——至少在非常局部的层面上....</b>如果出现更持续的抛售,则很难维持skew所指示的隐含波动率水平。与此同时,从跨资产的角度来看,菲什曼补充说,如果利率保持在如此低的水平,有可能成为股市进一步上涨的催化剂(除非利率暴跌<i><b>也</b></i>快速),使得SPX潜在回报存在近期不对称的可能性,这与期权市场的含义相反。</blockquote></p><p> So how does one trade the persistently sticky record high skew? Goldman continues to like levered risk reversals as a way to take advantage of this dynamic: Sell a 17-Sep 3800-strike put (12.1% OTM) to fund 2x 4550-strike (5.2% OTM) calls for zero net premium. The trade would be subject to dollar-for-dollar losses shouldthe SPX close below the downside strike at expiration.</p><p><blockquote>那么,如何交易持续粘性的创纪录高位偏差呢?高盛仍然喜欢杠杆风险逆转,以此作为利用这种动态的一种方式:出售9月17日3800执行权(12.1%OTM)的看跌期权,以零净溢价为2倍4550执行权(5.2%OTM)的评级提供资金。如果SPX指数在到期时收盘价低于下行价格,该交易将遭受美元对美元的损失。</blockquote></p><p></p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Behind The Market's Furious Reversal: Record High Skew<blockquote>市场疯狂逆转的背后:创纪录的高位偏差</blockquote></title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nBehind The Market's Furious Reversal: Record High Skew<blockquote>市场疯狂逆转的背后:创纪录的高位偏差</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">zerohedge</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-07-21 22:28</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>At the end of June, when the S&P was making new all time highs day after day, and when the VIX was touching fresh 2021 lows, we cautioned that the skew index just hit a new all time high - meaning that put options have been unusually expensive relative to at-the-money options, helping support the put-heavy VIX index. As we further added, high skew, which compares put option prices with at-the-money option prices, has reached new all-time high, <b>and reflected investor perception that high volatility would return should markets sell off.</b></p><p><blockquote>6月底,当标准普尔指数日复一日地创下历史新高,当VIX触及2021年新低时,我们警告称,skew指数刚刚创下历史新高——这意味着看跌期权已经异常昂贵相对于平值期权,有助于支撑以看跌期权为主的VIX指数。正如我们进一步补充的那样,将看跌期权价格与平值期权价格进行比较的high skew已达到历史新高,<b>并反映了投资者的看法,即如果市场抛售,高波动性将会回归。</b></blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b30d4664cf3c973cc1a86d743bcae379\" tg-width=\"746\" tg-height=\"464\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\">Commenting on this unusual move, we said that it shows that while on one hand traders seem complacent, they have never been more nervous that even a modest wobble in the market could start a crash. By extension,<b>\"</b><b><u>they have also never been more protected against a full-blown market crash</u></b><b>.\"</b></p><p><blockquote>在评论这一不寻常的举动时,我们说,这表明,虽然一方面交易者似乎自满,但他们从未如此紧张,即使市场的适度波动也可能引发崩盘。推而广之,<b>\"</b><b><u>他们也从未像现在这样免受全面市场崩盘的影响</u></b><b>.\"</b></blockquote></p><p> So fast forward to the violent, if brief, air pocket (and hardly a full-blown crash) the market experienced late last week and on Monday, which saw stocks tumble the most in months... only to soar right after. In retrospect, traders have the record high skew to thank for that because while risk reversed sharply on Tuesday and continuing today, traders were fully hedged and ready to pounce.</p><p><blockquote>快进到上周晚些时候和周一市场经历的剧烈(尽管短暂)的气穴(而不是全面崩盘),股市出现了几个月来的最大跌幅...只是在那之后飞翔。回想起来,交易者对此要感谢创纪录的高偏差,因为尽管风险在周二急剧逆转并持续到今天,但交易者已经完全对冲并准备好突袭。</blockquote></p><p> So following up on his observations from a month ago, when he first noted the record high skew, Goldman's derivatives strategist Rocky Fishman wrote that this week’s volatility pushed equity implied and realized volatility higher, with the VIX briefly hitting 25 during the day on Monday (19-Jul)...</p><p><blockquote>因此,继一个月前他首次注意到创纪录的高位偏差时的观察之后,高盛的衍生品策略师洛奇·菲什曼(Rocky Fishman)写道,本周的波动性推高了股票隐含波动性和已实现波动性,VIX在周一(7月19日)白天短暂触及25...</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/44c28ca21fe15a17f5b7fa1e3236e5ad\" tg-width=\"651\" tg-height=\"375\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\">... even if in absolute terms vol is not high: three-week SPX realized vol (12.1%) is still below year-to-date realized vol (13.4%),and Tuesday’s rally brought the VIX back under 20. More importantly,<b>in response to record downside skew correctly implying that a sell-off would bring much higher volatility, skew has now moved even higher - at least for the S&P 500.</b></p><p><blockquote>...即使从绝对值来看,成交量并不高:三周SPX实现成交量(12.1%)仍低于年初至今实现成交量(13.4%),周二的反弹使VIX回到20以下。更重要的是,<b>为了应对创纪录的下行偏斜,正确地暗示抛售将带来更高的波动性,偏斜现在已经走得更高——至少对标普500来说是这样。</b></blockquote></p><p> Some more observations from Fishman: \"although Tuesday’s large SPX move and drop in implied vol has reduced vol risk premium, the VIX remains high relative to recent realized vol.\"</p><p><blockquote>Fishman的更多观察:“尽管周二SPX的大幅波动和隐含波动率的下降降低了波动率风险溢价,但VIX相对于最近实现的波动率仍然很高。”</blockquote></p><p> Furthermore, the SPX has not had one-month realized vol as high as the current VIX level (19.7) since November - indicating that options continue to be persistently expensive,<b>which also means that traders are hedging to outsized moves both higher and lower and any selloffs are likely to be fleeting as hedges are cashed in</b>.</p><p><blockquote>此外,自11月以来,SPX的一个月实现波动率从未达到当前VIX水平(19.7)的水平,这表明期权仍然持续昂贵,<b>这也意味着交易者正在对冲大幅上涨和下跌,随着对冲兑现,任何抛售都可能转瞬即逝</b>.</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/002e0c79da541efcfb85fe1e04e29088\" tg-width=\"644\" tg-height=\"397\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> That said, given the recent precedent for quick sell-offs to be followed quickly by low volatility, Goldman expects volatility to subside in the near term with more likelihood of a sustained increase in Q4, and a big reason for this is the persistently high index skew.</p><p><blockquote>尽管如此,考虑到最近快速抛售之后迅速出现低波动性的先例,高盛预计波动性将在短期内消退,第四季度持续上升的可能性更大,而造成这种情况的一个重要原因是指数持续高位倾斜。</blockquote></p><p> SPX index skew continues to be at near-record levels, which we see as driven by a lack of downside sellers <b>as much as demand for hedging.</b>The strong reaction of the VIX to Monday’s sell-off, with the VIX up over six points at one point intraday, <b>proved that high skew was justified - at least on a very local level....</b>on a more persistent sell-off, it would be difficult to sustain the level of implied volatility that skew would indicate. Meanwhile, from a cross-asset standpoint, Fishman adds that if interest rates staying this low has the potential to be a catalyst for further equity upside (unless they plunge<i><b>too</b></i>fast), leaving the potential for near-term asymmetry in SPX potential returns that is the opposite of what option markets are implying.</p><p><blockquote>SPX指数偏差继续处于接近创纪录水平,我们认为这是由缺乏下行卖家推动的<b>以及对冲的需求。</b>VIX对周一抛售的强烈反应,VIX盘中一度上涨超过6点,<b>证明了高偏斜是合理的——至少在非常局部的层面上....</b>如果出现更持续的抛售,则很难维持skew所指示的隐含波动率水平。与此同时,从跨资产的角度来看,菲什曼补充说,如果利率保持在如此低的水平,有可能成为股市进一步上涨的催化剂(除非利率暴跌<i><b>也</b></i>快速),使得SPX潜在回报存在近期不对称的可能性,这与期权市场的含义相反。</blockquote></p><p> So how does one trade the persistently sticky record high skew? Goldman continues to like levered risk reversals as a way to take advantage of this dynamic: Sell a 17-Sep 3800-strike put (12.1% OTM) to fund 2x 4550-strike (5.2% OTM) calls for zero net premium. The trade would be subject to dollar-for-dollar losses shouldthe SPX close below the downside strike at expiration.</p><p><blockquote>那么,如何交易持续粘性的创纪录高位偏差呢?高盛仍然喜欢杠杆风险逆转,以此作为利用这种动态的一种方式:出售9月17日3800执行权(12.1%OTM)的看跌期权,以零净溢价为2倍4550执行权(5.2%OTM)的评级提供资金。如果SPX指数在到期时收盘价低于下行价格,该交易将遭受美元对美元的损失。</blockquote></p><p></p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> 来源:<a href=\"https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/behind-markets-furious-reversal-record-high-skew?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29\">zerohedge</a></p>\n<p>为提升您的阅读体验,我们对本页面进行了排版优化</p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index","SPY":"标普500ETF",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite"},"source_url":"https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/behind-markets-furious-reversal-record-high-skew?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1144363960","content_text":"At the end of June, when the S&P was making new all time highs day after day, and when the VIX was touching fresh 2021 lows, we cautioned that the skew index just hit a new all time high - meaning that put options have been unusually expensive relative to at-the-money options, helping support the put-heavy VIX index. As we further added, high skew, which compares put option prices with at-the-money option prices, has reached new all-time high, and reflected investor perception that high volatility would return should markets sell off.\nCommenting on this unusual move, we said that it shows that while on one hand traders seem complacent, they have never been more nervous that even a modest wobble in the market could start a crash. By extension,\"they have also never been more protected against a full-blown market crash.\"\nSo fast forward to the violent, if brief, air pocket (and hardly a full-blown crash) the market experienced late last week and on Monday, which saw stocks tumble the most in months... only to soar right after. In retrospect, traders have the record high skew to thank for that because while risk reversed sharply on Tuesday and continuing today, traders were fully hedged and ready to pounce.\nSo following up on his observations from a month ago, when he first noted the record high skew, Goldman's derivatives strategist Rocky Fishman wrote that this week’s volatility pushed equity implied and realized volatility higher, with the VIX briefly hitting 25 during the day on Monday (19-Jul)...\n... even if in absolute terms vol is not high: three-week SPX realized vol (12.1%) is still below year-to-date realized vol (13.4%),and Tuesday’s rally brought the VIX back under 20. More importantly,in response to record downside skew correctly implying that a sell-off would bring much higher volatility, skew has now moved even higher - at least for the S&P 500.\nSome more observations from Fishman: \"although Tuesday’s large SPX move and drop in implied vol has reduced vol risk premium, the VIX remains high relative to recent realized vol.\"\nFurthermore, the SPX has not had one-month realized vol as high as the current VIX level (19.7) since November - indicating that options continue to be persistently expensive,which also means that traders are hedging to outsized moves both higher and lower and any selloffs are likely to be fleeting as hedges are cashed in.\n\nThat said, given the recent precedent for quick sell-offs to be followed quickly by low volatility, Goldman expects volatility to subside in the near term with more likelihood of a sustained increase in Q4, and a big reason for this is the persistently high index skew.\n\n SPX index skew continues to be at near-record levels, which we see as driven by a lack of downside sellers\n as much as demand for hedging.The strong reaction of the VIX to Monday’s sell-off, with the VIX up over six points at one point intraday,\n proved that high skew was justified - at least on a very local level....on a more persistent sell-off, it would be difficult to sustain the level of implied volatility that skew would indicate.\n\nMeanwhile, from a cross-asset standpoint, Fishman adds that if interest rates staying this low has the potential to be a catalyst for further equity upside (unless they plungetoofast), leaving the potential for near-term asymmetry in SPX potential returns that is the opposite of what option markets are implying.\nSo how does one trade the persistently sticky record high skew? 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