Tracking the SVIX expected move helps you see how far -1x Short VIX Futures ETF's options market is pricing the stock to travel over a given period — whether that's the next day, week, or earnings cycle. -1x Short VIX Futures ETF's expected move is derived directly from option premiums and gives you an objective range to plan trades, set strikes, and manage risk. Use our scanner to monitor the SVIX expected move for this week's options, in real time.
The expected move is typically calculated from at-the-money straddle prices (or a blend of straddles and strangles) and represents roughly a one-standard-deviation range over the chosen timeframe. For SVIX, comparing the implied expected move to actual realized moves over similar windows tells you whether the options market has historically overestimated or underestimated volatility. The SVIX expected move for this week's options pricing is especially useful for short-dated traders, earnings players, and anyone selling premium who needs to know where the market thinks -1x Short VIX Futures ETF is unlikely to go.
The index measures the daily inverse performance of a portfolio of first and second month VIX futures contracts. This theoretical portfolio is rolled each day to maintain a consistent time to maturity of the futures contracts. The index is calculated daily at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) and at a value calculated from the average price for the futures contracts between 3:45 p.m. (Eastern time) and 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time).
Iron condors, weekly premium sales, directional swing trades — they all live or die by where the market thinks the stock won't go. Our scanner tracks the SVIX expected move across every expiration, benchmarks it against realized moves, and shows you when implied ranges are out of line with history. The -1x Short VIX Futures ETF expected move for this week's options is the fastest read on short-term risk, which gives you a quick way to interpret what the options market thinks about SVIX.
