0DTE Daily: Post-Tariffs, What’s the Move?

BY MARK SEBASTIAN 

April 3, 2025

Hey Traders,

 

As I write this, S&P 500 futures are down about 200 points … good for north of 3.5%.

You can see where we closed, and where we currently are.

 

Today will be a gap down open, but what’s after that? Everything is down …

 

But I would point out – for how big we are down, you know what’s not exploding?

 

VIX futures, while they’re up.

 

Remember what I told you about how the market was pricing Thursday like it was a binary event?

 

Well, we got the event – but much of this move was ALREADY Priced into options. Thus, VIX is up, but it isn’t absolutely exploding. With where VIX futures are currently trading, I’d be looking for the VIX to still be below 30 in the morning.

 

Pretty nuts right?  Not really … this is how options work…

 

Stocks react, options anticipate. They got this one somewhat right – although currently the move is about 2X what the market was pricing in.

 

Here’s what I am watching in SPX. Does it gap and keep dropping – or after about 30 minutes of craziness in the morning, does it start to creep higher?

 

My guess is probably the latter.

 

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Let’s Recap Yesterday’s Trade

 

I was off by a day on the Super Overnight. Small loss, but look out – we might have some fun today.

 

…Today’s Outlook

 

We are going to open down big, but then I suspect we might rally. If I sense that working with Licia and her pitchforks, we might have an XSP trade for you.

 

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Your Only Option,

 

Mark Sebastian

 

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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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