Alphagbm Vix Status

AlphaGBM VIX Status

The single VIX number, translated into the 5-tier framework that options sellers actually use to size up and down. Use this as the market-wide backdrop before any per-ticker analysis.

What This Skill Does

Maps the raw VIX value to one of five strategy zones:

| Tier | VIX Range | Color | Seller's Move | |------|-----------|-------|---------------| | Calm | < 15 | 🔵 blue | Premiums thin; buy protection cheap (Long Put) | | Normal | 15–20 | 🟢 green | Daily Sell Put / BPS routine | | Seller Sweet Spot | 20–25 | 🟡 yellow | BPS premiums juicy — actively open positions | | Caution | 25–35 | 🟠 orange | Can trade but halve size; VIX-explosion risk | | Extreme Fear | ≥ 35 | 🔴 red | Retail sellers most likely to get buried — only buy the dip in stock |

Also returns:

• mean_1y — 1-year mean VIX for comparison
• percentile_1y — where today's VIX sits in last year's distribution
• distribution_1y_pct — % of last year spent in each of the 5 tiers

How to Use

Input: No parameters — market-wide indicator.

Output:

• vix — current close
• level — one of calm / normal / sweet_spot / caution / extreme_fear
• color — one of blue / green / yellow / orange / red
• label — zh/en short name (e.g. 卖方甜蜜区 / Seller Sweet Spot)
• strategy_hint — zh/en actionable guidance paragraph
• percentile_1y, mean_1y
• distribution_1y_pct — fraction of the past year in each tier

Example Queries:

• what's VIX right now — Current level + tier + strategy hint
• is this a good time for BPS — Check if VIX is in the "sweet spot" (20–25)
• should I sell premium today — Seller-view classification
• market fear gauge — VIX with contextual interpretation
• how often has VIX been in extreme fear this year — 1-year distribution

Mock Data

Mock data in mock-data/vix-status/ — sample responses across the 5 tiers.

API Endpoint

GET /api/options/vix-status

No parameters. Returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "vix": 22.5,
  "mean_1y": 18.3,
  "percentile_1y": 68.5,
  "level": "sweet_spot",
  "color": "yellow",
  "label": {"zh": "卖方甜蜜区", "en": "Seller Sweet Spot"},
  "strategy_hint": {"zh": "BPS 权利金变肥，积极开仓", "en": "BPS premiums get juicy — actively open positions"},
  "distribution_1y_pct": {"calm": 12.5, "normal": 45.2, "sweet_spot": 28.7, "caution": 11.3, "extreme_fear": 2.3},
  "timestamp": "2026-04-24T08:00:00"
}

Pricing: free (no quota deduction). 5-minute server-side cache.

Related Skills

| Skill | Relevance | |-------|-----------| | [alphagbm-fear-score](../alphagbm-fear-score/) | Per-ticker fear score; VIX is one of its 6 inputs | | [alphagbm-market-sentiment](../alphagbm-market-sentiment/) | Broader sentiment dashboard (VIX + breadth + sector rotation) | | [alphagbm-options-strategy](../alphagbm-options-strategy/) | Strategy builder that should respect the VIX tier |

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Source & license

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• Author: AlphaGBM
• Source: AlphaGBM/skills
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://www.alphagbm.com/skills

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.