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The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Volatility is likely to move wildly.

The SPX had a day on Friday, rallying just under 87 points.

The VIX dropped nicely to 21.13.

It could be the beginning of a new regime for VIX …

Or it could be just another bottom around 20.

Regardless of what you think … there is a trade I’m zeroed in on …

Buying VIX options.

Why? Because the VVIX is incredibly cheap at 73.88.

Remember, the VVIX is the VIX for VIX options … so it measures the cost of VIX options.

This is the lowest it has been going back over eight years!

That’s even pre-Trump!

It is impossible to overstate how cheap options are on the VIX index.

You can do just about anything in the options right now and probably make money…

Buy calls, buy puts, or buy strangles or straddles.

They are all likely to work.

Your Only Option,

Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian is a former member of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), where he spent years mastering the art of options trading in the most competitive environment imaginable. As Chief Investment Officer at the hedge fund Karman Line Capital, Mark manages sophisticated options strategies for institutional clients. He is the author of two highly regarded books on options trading: ‘The Option Traders Hedge Fund’ and ‘Trading Options for Edge.’ Mark is a frequent guest on major financial networks including CNBC, Fox Business News, Bloomberg, and First Business News, where he provides expert commentary on market volatility and options strategies.

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Mark Sebastian

Mark Sebastian

Former CBOE floor trader and CIO at Karman Line Capital. Author of ‘The Option Traders Hedge Fund’ with over 30 years of options trading experience.

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