Did the VVIX Crash Actually Show an Accurate Picture?

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  October 6, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies, If you missed Voz and Mark during their Trade to Close show, you have a shot at it again here.   In the warmup for the Voz and Mark show, I was pretty adamant about the VVIX collapse showing a reversal of fortune for VIX and […]

That Sound You Heard Was VVIX Crashing

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  October 5, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies,   If you want to jump on one of the hottest products in options, look no further than Mark and Voz in Trade to Close.  Here’s the full replay from last night’s event.   I mentioned in the Pit Stop today that I dumped some calls […]

How to Decode VIX’s Mixed Signals

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  October 4, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies,   If you have not checked out Trade to Close, look at some of these raving reviews from this week:     With stocks moving around, there is even more opportunity to Trade the Close so check it out tonight.   Speaking of moving around, check […]

Bond Volatility is Pricing a One-Way Train

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  October 3, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies,   If you want to check out one of the hottest trading products at Option Pit, take a look at Trade to Close on Wednesday night. Sign up here to see how Mark and Voz grab the end-of-day trends.   Speaking of trends, this next one […]

Some Stock Splits are Bad and Others are Great

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  September 24, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies, If you have not caught Licia’s Candlestick trading extravaganza, check it out here. At the Trading Desk, we covered how the VIX term structure works.   Basically, when short-term implied vol jumps, traders expect more movement. When the VIX curve flattens, traders expect a lot of movement. […]

One of These Things is Not Like the Other

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  September 29, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies,   Check out Griff and the best Macro Trader in options.  His recent webinar is right here. Also, look for an upcoming special on the UVIX reverse split…   When I talk about conditions in my options trading classes I am looking for unique setups that can […]

My Least Favorite Chart of the Year

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  September 28, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies,   The Prince of Macro, Bill Griffo, gave his all last night for Power Income Trader.  He has traded billions of dollars in bonds during his career.  Bill slays it for Option Pit so learn from a Bond Pro now that the Bond Man has come […]

AAPL Closes at 3-Month Lows

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  September 27, 2023    Yo Pit Crazies,   There was a time when I was a young floor trader, 30+ years ago, but we don’t mention that, and I soaked up all the info from the crowd and traders that had decades of experience before me.  When I started in options a […]

Where Does VIX Go From Here?

BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI  September 26, 2023  Yo Pit Crazies,   Where and why does Volatility move where it moves?  I get that question a lot.  One of my students asked if technical analysis is good for VIX levels.  To be honest I don’t know what tea leaves work with VIX.  You do you,  What I […]

Power Income Special Report: China’s Gold Rush 9.25.23

Win The Week Special Report:    China’s Gold Rush Will Break the Bond Market   CHINA’s GOLD RUSH – On September 18, 2023 China lifted curbs on gold imports into the country … This is a shot across the bow that signals how China will weaponize gold and force a new war between:   China’s […]