$MOVE vs $VIX inflection.... The popular story of 2023 was the massive increase in the MOVE Index (orange -bond volatility) vs the decline in the VIX Index (white - equity volatility). We are now back to our regularly scheduled programming of a rising VIX relative to the MOVE. Yesterday, the FED confirmed a relatively constrained policy due to the uncertainty of Fiscal/Tax policies. This uncertainty will bleed risk to Equities (and Credit) and away from Interest Rates. With the MOVE (91.4) trading above "actual" rate volatility (84.8) while the VIX (19.9) is marking below actual stock volatility (21.1); expect a continuation of this process. Buy MBS, sell Credit....
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