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"VIX zoo — systematic VIX-family scan (SPY, QQQ)"

2026-09-24

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Long/flat, held [t,t+1], 2bps/flip. Per-leg block placebo (21d, 800) + Bonferroni over the family + DSR. CANDIDATE bars: OOS net > B&H, p < Bonferroni, IS edge same sign, partial-IC|mom > 0.

#SPY (26 trials, Bonferroni bar p < 0.0019)

signalOOS net SROOS B&HIS netIS B&Hpartial-ICplacebo pflag
vix_lvl:low0.940.800.190.33+0.0070.0587-
vix_rank:low0.940.800.220.33+0.0020.0475-
ts3m:high0.930.800.130.33-0.0110.0387-
ts9d_3m:low0.920.800.130.33+0.0150.0400-
tent:low0.890.800.010.33+0.0160.0488-
vix_chg5:low0.860.80-0.300.33+0.0270.0350-
vrp:high0.760.800.680.33+0.0290.1537-
rv_vix:low0.760.800.680.33-0.0290.1537-
vvix_lvl:low0.720.800.130.33+0.0020.1850-
vvix_vix:high0.690.800.390.33-0.0130.3100-
ts9d:low0.600.800.020.33+0.0120.2812-
vix_chg1:high0.590.800.220.33+0.0430.1650-
vxx_svxy:low0.560.800.000.33+0.0470.3625-
vvix_vix:low0.510.800.050.33-0.0130.4875-
ts9d:high0.480.800.480.33+0.0120.3975-
vvix_lvl:high0.410.800.170.33+0.0020.6763-
vrp:low0.390.80-0.230.33+0.0290.7188-
rv_vix:high0.390.80-0.230.33-0.0290.7188-
vix_lvl:high0.370.800.160.33+0.0070.6987-
vix_rank:high0.360.800.130.33+0.0020.7188-
ts3m:low0.350.800.520.33-0.0110.6375-
vxx_svxy:high0.340.800.000.33+0.0470.4138-
ts9d_3m:high0.330.800.420.33+0.0150.6125-
tent:high0.200.800.570.33+0.0160.8113-
vix_chg5:high0.180.800.440.33+0.0270.8888-
vix_chg1:low0.140.80-0.220.33+0.0430.8313-

Candidates: 0/26

#QQQ (26 trials, Bonferroni bar p < 0.0019)

signalOOS net SROOS B&HIS netIS B&Hpartial-ICplacebo pflag
vix_rank:low1.551.360.090.25+0.0000.0862-
vrp:high1.501.360.730.25+0.0610.1100-
rv_vix:low1.501.360.730.25-0.0610.1100-
vix_chg1:high1.471.36-0.290.25+0.0280.0387-
vxx_svxy:low1.311.36-0.160.25+0.0550.2725-
vvix_lvl:low1.261.36-0.290.25+0.0460.2475-
ts9d:high1.261.360.340.25+0.0260.1625-
vix_lvl:low1.151.360.210.25+0.0310.3713-
vix_chg5:low1.101.36-0.320.25+0.0270.2487-
tent:high1.031.36-0.530.25+0.0060.2587-
ts3m:low1.031.360.100.25-0.0300.2988-
vvix_vix:low1.011.36-0.200.25-0.0030.3538-
ts9d_3m:high0.951.360.480.25+0.0350.3588-
ts9d_3m:low0.901.36-0.540.25+0.0350.5887-
vvix_vix:high0.841.360.410.25-0.0030.6475-
ts3m:high0.801.36-0.060.25-0.0300.7137-
vix_lvl:high0.771.36-0.110.25+0.0310.4875-
tent:low0.761.360.710.25+0.0060.7025-
vix_chg5:high0.731.360.230.25+0.0270.6175-
vvix_lvl:high0.701.360.480.25+0.0460.5725-
vxx_svxy:high0.521.360.330.25+0.0550.5463-
vix_rank:high0.471.36-0.040.25+0.0000.7688-
ts9d:low0.431.36-0.390.25+0.0260.9000-
vrp:low0.171.36-0.530.25+0.0610.9600-
rv_vix:high0.171.36-0.530.25-0.0610.9600-
vix_chg1:low0.031.360.090.25+0.0280.9738-

Candidates: 0/26

#Reading

  • With this many trials only a p below the Bonferroni bar counts; a raw p<0.05 leg is expected by chance.
  • A CANDIDATE is not adopted: it must be re-run frozen (single hypothesis, placebo, IS/OOS, costs) and then shadowed.

All trading described is paper (simulated). Not investment advice.

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