Positioning

Options / Positioning Agent

Tracks put/call, skew, vol term structure, gamma, and trend exposure.

Utility

This agent must be runnable on its own and must produce evidence that supports a decision, an avoidance, or a confidence change.

Decisions Supported

chase riskihedge timingi

Questions Answered

Is positioning fragile or supportive?i

Data Sources

CBOEioptions dataivolatility surfacesi

Current Run Market Data

Label	Symbol	Group	Price	Change	Change %	Status
VIX	^VIX	volatility	15.29	0.76	+5.23%	live
VIXY	VIXY	volatility	17.16	0.16	+0.95%	live

Computed Signal

Name	Value	Regime	Confidence	Source	Observed
volatility_positioning_score	25.3	hostile	100%	Yahoo chart endpoint	2026-09-08T16:46:56+00:00

Declared And Target Feeds

Source	Status	Current Run Data
CBOE	target feed	Not used in the current run yet; listed as the permanent feed this agent should graduate to.
options data	target feed	Not used in the current run yet; listed as the permanent feed this agent should graduate to.
volatility surfaces	target feed	Not used in the current run yet; listed as the permanent feed this agent should graduate to.

Live Status

Volatility proxies average +3.09%.

Score

Warnings

• Volatility is rising; avoid pressing risk without confirmation.

Signals

Name	Value	Regime	Confidence	Source	Observed
volatility_positioning_score	25.3	hostile	100%	Yahoo chart endpoint	2026-09-08T16:46:56+00:00