Date updated:02-27-2007
As I write this, the VIX is up greater than 20%. Its only done this on 9 other occasions in the past 10 years. To the left are the 10 stocks that performed the best, on average during the month after a 20% up day in the VIX.
Here are those dates, plus where the SPY was then and one month later:
Symbol Entry Date Entry Price Exit Price % Change
SPY 10/28/1997 84.13 94.72 12.59
SPY 8/28/1998 104.66 103.94 -0.68
SPY 9/18/2001 104.02 108.98 4.76
SPY 9/4/2002 88.35 85.47 -3.27
SPY 4/18/2005 114.12 115.72 1.4
SPY 1/23/2006 126.21 128.81 2.06
SPY 5/18/2006 127.38 126.12 -0.99
SPY 5/31/2006 126.58 123.91 -2.11
SPY 7/14/2006 124.16 127.37 2.59

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ATML
Atmel Corporation - $3.9032
- -0.17%
- $3.83
ATML 7 out of 9. Average return of 6.51% per trade. The last unsuccessful trade was in 2002.

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IDTI
Integrated Device - $5.86
- -1.18%
- $5.93
IDTI 7 out of 9. Average return per trade of 2.4% the two unsuccessful trades were September 2002 (down 30%) and May 2006 (down 5.5%). The most successful trade was July 2006 (up 26%)

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IDXX
Idexx Laboratorie - $51.80
- +0.29%
- $51.17
8 out of 9. Average return of 8.3% per trade. THe only unsuccessful trade was May, 2006 when it was down -1.4%

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BOBE
Bob Evans Farms - $27.17
- -0.77%
- $27.38
7 out of 9. Average return of 4.27%, the two unsuccessful trades were the trades beginning on July 14, 2006 (-8%) and 9/18/01 (-0.05%). The most successful trade was the one beginning January 23, 2006 when BOBE was up 23% one month later.

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SBUX
Starbucks Corpora - $21.12
- +7.21%
- $20.40
8 out of 9. Average return of 4.9% per trade. The only unsuccessful trade was the one beginning July 14, 2006.

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VZ
Verizon Commun - $29.56
- +0.85%
- $29.26
8 out of 9. Average return of 6.9% per trade. The only negative trade was the one beginning on 4/18/05.

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GENZ
Genzyme Corporati - $52.28
- +0.50%
- $51.66
8 out of 9. Average return of 7.9% per trade. The worst trade was 1/23/06 which was basically flat.

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GILD
Gilead Sciences - $46.26
- +1.67%
- $45.42
7 out of 9. Average return of 8.19%
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