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Contango
Contango is a futures curve that rises with tenor — deferred contracts richer than nearby, often a storage and rate story.
Crude Oil Contango
Crude Oil Contango — Upward-sloping futures curve implying storage economics and weak spot demand.
CTA Commodity Carry Sleeve
Inside a managed-futures book, overweight backwardated contracts and underweight contango — roll yield as a second family next to price trend.
VIX / Volatility-Futures CTA
Trade the VIX curve as a first-class market — trend on VIX, carry on contango, and a respect for inversion — not just an equity hedge overlay.
VIX Futures Term Structure
VIX Futures Term Structure — Curve shape driving roll yield for vol ETNs and systematic short-vol carry.
VIX Term Structure
VIX term structure tracks the shape of volatility futures across maturities and helps identify whether the market is pricing stable conditions or near-term stress.
Volatility Carry Trade
Volatility Carry Trade — Selling implied vol or rolling VIX futures in contango — crowded but regime-sensitive.
Exploiting Term Structure of VIX Futures
Trade the VIX curve — short steep contango, respect backwardation — a roll-yield book in vol futures.
Term Structure Effect in Commodities
Long commodities in backwardation (positive roll yield) and short those in contango — harvest the curve, not the spot headline.
Contango
Contango is a futures curve that rises with tenor — deferred contracts richer than nearby, often a storage and rate story.
Crude Oil Contango
Crude Oil Contango — Upward-sloping futures curve implying storage economics and weak spot demand.
CTA Commodity Carry Sleeve
Inside a managed-futures book, overweight backwardated contracts and underweight contango — roll yield as a second family next to price trend.
Exploiting Term Structure of VIX Futures
Trade the VIX curve — short steep contango, respect backwardation — a roll-yield book in vol futures.
Term Structure Effect in Commodities
Long commodities in backwardation (positive roll yield) and short those in contango — harvest the curve, not the spot headline.
VIX / Volatility-Futures CTA
Trade the VIX curve as a first-class market — trend on VIX, carry on contango, and a respect for inversion — not just an equity hedge overlay.
Volatility Carry Trade
Volatility Carry Trade — Selling implied vol or rolling VIX futures in contango — crowded but regime-sensitive.