It was another low-volatility, low-volume trading session for S&P 500 futures, with the cash market rising by about 40 bps on the day. As noted yesterday, the 40 bps gain resulted in 10-day realized volatility finishing at 6.85, slightly down from 6.86 yesterday. Essentially, realized volatility has nowhere to go from here unless we start …
Author: Michael Kramer
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