Bill says,"The vix normally reverts to the mean of 20 to 18. The question is always how long will that take?"
Chief Investment Officer, Luby Asset Management LLC, Bill Luby @VIXandMore affirms that the VIX normally reverts to the mean of 18-20%; the question is always how long will that take?
Who is Bill Luby @VIXandMore?
Bill is Chief Investment Officer of Luby Asset Management LLC, an investment management firm that specializes in VIX products, volatility derivatives and liquid alternative investments.
Bill’s research and trading interests focus on volatility, market sentiment, technical analysis, options and exchange-traded products. His work has been has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron’s and other publications. A frequent contributor to Barron’s, Bill also co-founded Expiring Monthly: The Options Traders Journal and publishes the VIX and More blog as well as a weekly investment newsletter from just north of San Francisco.
Prior to becoming a full-time investor, Bill was a business strategy consultant for two decades and advised clients across a broad range of industries on issues such as strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and metrics. When not trading or blogging, he can often be found running, hiking and kayaking in Northern California.
Bill has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University.
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