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First, notice that the two greeks you mentioned in your question are simply the partial derivatives of the value of the option $V$ with respect to two different variables $S$ (the price of the underlying) and $\sigma$ (the volatility of the underlying): $$\Delta = \frac{\partial V}{\partial S} \quad \text{and} \quad \nu=\frac{\partial V}{\partial \sigma}$$ ...

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The VIX is designed to "represent the implied volatility of a hypothetical at-the-money [SPX] option with exactly 30 days to expiration." (via the CBOE) The calculations are available from the CBOE in this white paper. Note that your question is wrong -- it is the implied volatility, not the vega. Moreover, you wouldn't predict a change in vega (which is a ...

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Generally speaking, volatilities at all points of the vol surface are (positively) correlated in both empirical and theoretical models. So if you feel you have a prediction strategy for the VIX, you have an associated directional prediction for other volatilities, and you can take advantage of that. Directional volatility bets are most often expressed (as ...

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