And Yet, a Selloff!

BY MARK SEBASTIAN 

May 23, 2025

Hey Traders,

 

The S&P 500 looked pretty good most of the day … until 3:30 ET. Then this happened:

The market was giving us a little reminder it can move on a dime for little or no reason.

 

This selloff was despite a decent bond auction and VIX dropping and heading back toward 20.

 

Just goes to show you how nervous this market really is.

 

That said, VIX remained in a contango:

And the bond market behaved after some early selling.

 

I’m not sure, but keep an eye on the 10 year today. Might be something Japan related overnight that might have caused this … we’ll see.

 

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Reviewing Yesterday’s Trade

 

Everything looked perfect for a very long time. Then something hit the tape at 3:30 ET … but it held on long enough for the trade to break even. We will have another go today.

 

…Today’s Outlook

 

No major events, a sell off on the close. Look for down on the open and then a potential flip. That’s if there isn’t a blow up in Japan overnight.


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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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