Markets
What does the VIX futures curve actually show?
Contango and backwardation describe the term structure of volatility prices — a measurable shape, not a market call.
Author
Sofia Lindqvist
Sofia Lindqvist builds models for a living and is unusually honest about how often they are wrong. She covers portfolio construction and rebalancing, model validation design, payment fraud methods and where liability lands, media formats assessed by cost and lifespan, and wages, hours and bargaining across employment sectors.
Articles by Sofia Lindqvist
Finance News
FOMC holds at 3.50 to 3.75 percent as first dissents of 2026 arrive
The January 28 statement passed with two members favoring a cut — the year begins with a hold and a widening argument.
Analysis
Why random cross-validation breaks on financial time series
Shuffled folds leak the future into the past — and the leak is large enough to turn noise into apparent skill.