2026-10-22, FP360 โ US High-Yield OAS corporate credit spreads compressed to 298 bps, a -2.1ฯ outlier and multi-year tightest level, signaling near-zero probability of refinancing distress despite elevated policy rates. This squeezes credit risk premia, impacting SPX via lower-quality high-beta corporate credit exposure and prompting a rotation to senior secured collateral.
2026-10-22, FP360 โ The CBOE SKEW Index surged to 148.5 (+2.7ฯ), signaling a broad institutional build in asymmetric downside put protection even as VIX spot trades subdued. Desks are buying convexity against a gap-risk liquidity event, not a routine pullback.
THE SIGNAL: TAIL-RISK HEDGE BUILD โ CONVEXITY BID RISING