Basis Edge
Futures spreads, funding, premium/discount
Mixed Equity Basis Mutes Real Money Conviction 21 Aug
Equity Basis Snapshot Equity index futures open the session with limited carry signals. S&P 500 E-mini trades at a four point discount to cash while…
Equity Basis Steady at 49 Points as Cash Weakens
Basis Holds Despite Cash Slip Equity futures sit above cash indices with the ES premium near 49 points and the NQ premium around 395 points.…
Equity Futures Basis Discounts Signal Weak Real-Money Conviction
Term Structure Shift Since Yesterday Yesterday the futures array sat empty and offered no basis read at all. Today the S&P 500 E-mini trades 21…
Futures Basis and Carry: Real Money Sits Long, Fast Money Sits Short, and CPI Picks the Winner
Futures Basis and Carry: Real Money Sits Long, Fast Money Sits Short, and CPI Picks the Winner The Basis Edge | Saturday 11 July 2026…
Copper +1.13% While Natural Gas Sinks 2.46%: The Curve’s Split Carry
Copper +1.13% While Natural Gas Sinks 2.46%: The Curve’s Split Carry Basis Edge | Friday 10 July 2026 | Post-Close read Data captured at the…
Crude Round-Tripped to -2.3% at the Close While Silver Reflated 3.8%
Crude Round-Tripped to -2.3% at the Close While Silver Reflated 3.8% Basis Edge | Thursday 9 July 2026 | Post-Close read · 22:44 GMT · …
Crude’s Curve Snapped Tight While the VIX Term Structure Stayed Calm
Basis Edge | Tuesday 7 July 2026 | Post-close read | 21:00 London / 16:00 New York / 05:00 Tokyo (Wed) Alpha Insights • Basis…
Basis Edge: The Inverted VIX Curve, Crude Contango and a Bond Market Sending Mixed Signals | Alpha Insights 22 June 2026
Titan Macro Desk — Alpha Insights — 22 June 2026 Basis Edge: The Inverted VIX Curve, Crude Contango and a Bond Market Sending Mixed Signals…
Volatility Read: VIX Collapsed 9.3%, Backwardation Gone, Regime Calming
Titan Alpha Insights — Post-Close Edition • 18 June 2026 Volatility Read: VIX Collapsed 9.3%, Backwardation Gone, Regime Calming The VIX dropped from 18.44 to…
Volatility Lens: VIX Backwardation Signals Structural Stress — Not a Spike
Titan Macro Desk · Alpha Insights · 18 June 2026 Volatility Lens: VIX Backwardation Signals Structural Stress — Not a Spike Near-term implied vol is…