Conviction Builds as Volatility Slides and Rotation Widens

VMSI Edges to 57.4 as Breadth Firms, Tactical Hedging Further Fades, July 17, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & Market Sentiment Index VICA Partners’ VMSI© (Volatility & Market Sentiment Index) isolates where conviction-weighted institutional capital is repositioning — helping investors cut through noise, quantify risk, and front-run structural shifts before they price into consensus. … Read more

Conviction Builds as Volatility Slides and Cyclical Rotation Gains Strength

VMSI Edges to 57.0 as Breadth Expands, Hedging Costs Slide Further July 10, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & Market Sentiment Index VICA Partners’ VMSI© (Volatility & Market Sentiment Index) isolates where conviction-weighted institutional capital is repositioning — helping investors cut through noise, quantify risk, and front-run structural shifts before they price into consensus. … Read more

SIGNAL FOR THE MANY — NOT THE FEW

The VOLATILITY & MARKET SENTIMENT INDEX (VMSI©) is VICA Partners’ freely‑available, institution‑grade lens on market risk and opportunity. It captures where capital is moving now and where it’s likely headed next by blending 1,000+ live indices and data streams into a single, intuitive score. Why VMSI Is Different • Fuses real‑time trading, options skew, and flow analytics to forecast institutional positioning • Benchmarks those … Read more

Conviction Cohesion Builds as Volatility Plateaus: Institutions Stay the Course

VMSI edges to 56.1 as breadth expands, hedging eases further July 3, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & Market Sentiment Index VICA Partners’ VMSI© (Volatility & Market Sentiment Index) isolates where conviction-weighted institutional capital is repositioning — helping investors cut through noise, quantify risk, and front-run structural shifts before they price into consensus. Institutional-grade … Read more

Conviction Balances Amid Elevated Volatility: Institutions Reassess, Not Retreat

VMSI Edges to 55.1 as Rotation Stabilizes, Capital Maintains Risk-Aware Engagement June 26, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & Market Sentiment Index VICA Partners’ VMSI© (Volatility & Market Sentiment Index) isolates where conviction-weighted institutional capital is repositioning—helping investors cut through noise, quantify risk, and front-run structural shifts before they price into consensus. Institutional-grade signals … Read more

Conviction Holds as Risk Tolerance Meets New Volatility

VMSI Slips to 54.9 as Institutional Appetite Maintains Course Despite Uptick in Hedging Costs June 19, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & Momentum Signal Index | VICA Partners’ VMSI© (Volatility & Market Sentiment Index) isolates where conviction-weighted institutional capital is repositioning — helping investors cut through noise, quantify risk, and front-run structural shifts before … Read more

Own the Pipe, Not the Price

Energy Logistics as a VMSI-Positive, Asymmetric Trade In a market addicted to volatility, the most defensible position in energy isn’t predicting prices—it’s controlling flow. Logistics infrastructure is not just a high-yield utility hold; it’s a mispriced, option-rich asset class that screens strong across all four VMSI vectors. Value: Yield Without the Duration Risk Trades at … Read more

Conviction Builds: Institutions Shift from Probing to Positioning

June 12, 2025 | VICA Research — Volatility & Momentum Signal Index VICA Partners Research’s VMSI © tracks how institutional capital is repositioning — delivering signalover sentiment for portfolio decision-makers navigating risk, flow, and macro regime shifts. VMSI Holds at 55.2 as Capital Broadens Re-Risking Footprint   Weekly Snapshot Major Index Closes – June 12, … Read more

The Dollar Is Not in Decline — But Complacency Is the Real Risk

VICA Partners, June 9, 2025 The dollar’s reserve share has slipped from 71% to 58%. This isn’t collapse — it’s erosion. The world diversifies against confidence, not currency. The Familiar Warning — and the Flawed Assumption A familiar argument is making the rounds again: that America’s persistent trade deficits will eventually bring the dollar to … Read more

Capital Turns a Corner: Institutions Begin to Lean In

VMSI Climbs to 52.7 as Institutions Shift Toward Cautious Optimism June 5, 2025 | VICA Research VICA Partners Research’s VMSI © shows where institutional capital is moving — helping investors cut through noise, manage risk, and stay positioned ahead of the curve. Weekly Snapshot VMSI Score (Weekly Composite): 52.7 (Cautionary Optimism Zone) End-of-Day Market Closes … Read more