Market Anxiety Spikes: S&P 500 Options Show Rare Volatility Backwardation
The S&P 500 options market is flashing signs of unusual short-term anxiety. Traders have bid up the prices of near-term options so much that the implied volatility for options expiring in the next couple of days is now higher than that of options expiring weeks out.
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