ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) — Technical state
As of 2026-10-12 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
Trades -9.4% vs the 50-day and -34% vs the 200-day average, 59.6% below the 52-week high and +1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day-4.2%
- vs 50-day-9.4%
- vs 200-day-34%
- 52-week band59.6% off the high · +1% off the low
- Streak2 consecutive down sessions
- 50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 120 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 8.5 · %D 23.8 · bear cross
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-12
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on VIXY?
Downtrend stack — Trades -9.4% vs the 50-day and -34% vs the 200-day average, 59.6% below the 52-week high and +1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-12; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is VIXY above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-10-12, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF trades -9.4% below its 50-day and -34% below its 200-day average, with the 20-day -4.2% away.
How far is VIXY from its 52-week high?
59.6% below the 52-week high and 1% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-12.
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Long reads
- Sector Rotation — Three Rotations, One Week
- Earnings Season — The Bar Meets Its First Prints
- Software vs Semis — The Tape Split in Two
And the one that matters for framing: volatility fell (VIXY −6.2%).
Dailies
- Software's day: Snowflake soars 20%, ServiceNow jumps 6% and the software ETF turns positive for the year
Materials (-0.45%) and Staples (-0.1%) are the only sector losers, and the volatility ETF (VIXY) is down about 1%.
- Bond Rout, Day Two: The US 10-Year Tops 4.8%, Its Highest Since November 2023
The euro is down for a fifth straight day at 1.158 against a dollar that is at a three-week high. §3 — Risk & dollar DXY 99.8 (three-week high) · UUP $28.21 +0.32% · VIX 16.77 +2.6% · VIXY $17.80 +3.0% · USD/JPY 159.7 (from 160.3) ·…
- Software and semis sell off together at midday — the green sits outside tech
The Momentum (SPMO) / Low Volatility (SPLV) spread is narrow at -0.56% vs -0.13%, with low-vol outperforming — a mild but legible shift in factor leadership toward defense; Volatility (VIXY) is up 1.19%, consistent with that read.
- Verdict day two: six earnings windows close as MongoDB and GitLab print
VIXY fell −5.26% over five days; momentum (SPMO +0.65%) is essentially flat on the week while low-volatility (SPLV −1.74%) is meaningfully lower — momentum outrunning its defensive counterpart even as the VIX itself firmed to 14.92 Monday…
- The morning chip slide rounds back to flat; oil takes the bid
Momentum (SPMO, minus 0.43%) and Low Volatility (SPLV, minus 0.37%) run in lockstep, and Volatility (VIXY) is down 1.22% — no stress signature under a mildly red board.
- Verdict day: five earnings windows close as chip stocks wobble
VIXY ticked up on the day after falling on the week; small caps (Russell 2000) were the weakest index on both timeframes — breadth is narrowing.
- In-line core PCE leaves both bond lines standing as the tape flattens into a five-print evening — Nvidia the referee
IBIT dips under 44.5 intraday, Intuit carries its guidance punishment down 4.24%, the semis hold their bounce flat, and low volatility reclaims its 50-day with VIXY within half a percent of its year low.
- Day one of the trendline test goes to the bounce — all four semi funds green with SOXX back above 505
The factor spread is the clearest signal: Momentum (SPMO) is up 0.77% while Low Volatility (SPLV) is down 0.48% — roughly a 125-basis-point risk-on gap on the very session after Monday printed a 2.9-point spread the defensive way — with…