
VIX & Indices
VIX-Linked Products: Why Spot VIX and Product Returns Diverge
A VIX-linked product usually follows a futures index, not spot VIX. Understand curve shape, roll, compounding, fees, and issuer structure before comparing returns.
Risk framing, methodology, and limitations for market visualizations.

A VIX-linked product usually follows a futures index, not spot VIX. Understand curve shape, roll, compounding, fees, and issuer structure before comparing returns.

Large moves tend to arrive in groups. Explore rolling volatility, autocorrelation, regime bands, transitions, and the uncertainty behind every state label.

Realized volatility summarizes observed return variation, but the chart depends on window, sampling, estimator, session, and annualization choices.