Check out this Play in VIX

BY MARK SEBASTIAN 

September 28, 2023 

Hey Trader,

The SPX opened up about 15 points on Wednesday…and then dropped like a stone.

For those of us who have been around the block,  it was the classic bear market that opened up and then dropped…

But then at 2:15 ET the S&P rocketed higher.

The move was impressive…

Check that out.

At the end of the day yesterday, I honestly had to admit…and Voz agreed…I have NO IDEA what is going to happen tomorrow.

But here’s what I do know…and I have a trade idea for you…

On one hand, the S&P had a huge recovery…on the other…we closed below the highs by a nice mile…

We are at risk of truly falling apart…JPM has a fund you can join (I wouldn’t)  the fund is long the index and long a collar.

The current collar is long the 4210 puts…

That strike is going to be a magnet for the S&P 500 over the next few days…

As my friend and fellow trader said,  if the S&P 500 breaks 4210 things are going to get ugly…if not, we start to rally.

So what do you do as a trader?

It’s pretty simple actually…

I think the selling will fail to break the 4210 level…

And with the curve in the current shape:

I think you want to buy October VIX out of the money puts…they will pay.

Questions about that? Leave a comment below!

Your only option,

Mark Sebastian

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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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