Volatility Tools

VIX vs VVIX Radar

VVIX — the vol of vol

VVIX is the implied volatility of VIX options: how much the market expects VIX itself to jump.

Elevated VVIX: the options market is paying up for a VIX spike (jump risk priced in)
Low VVIX: complacency, little jump premium

It shows the historical forward VIX-spike probabilities on days when VVIX was this elevated (by percentile) at a similar VIX level.

Forward VIX behavior on days at a similar VIX level and VVIX percentile