The VIX Trade To Win Both Ways
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility is likely to go up. Hey Traders, The S&P 500 (Ticker:SPX) had a day on Tuesday, running up almost 90 points! That is a huge up day for the S&P. But we have seen this before. The SPX has had a number of pops, only to […]
This Has Me VERY Interested in VIX
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility is likely to go up. Hey Traders, The Week of June 19 was an absolute mess for the S&P 500. We saw the S&P 500 close below the ‘bear market’ level essentially the whole week. Yet, VIX only got to about 35 at its highs. We […]
The VIX Trade I Would Make Right Now
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Go Up. Hey Traders, The S&P 500 took a beating on Thursday. It was down over 3% at one point. But the VIX … It’s still only 33.3. How can it be so low? Here is your answer. And how to play it […]
A VIX Trade To Consider…
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Go Up. Hey Traders, Nobody cares. At least, that is the way it seems if you are a VIX trader. While the market ended Tuesday down only 14 points, it’s not like we didn’t see some movement. That said, here is something to […]
Another 10%? Here’s What VIX Says.
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Go Up. Hey Traders, Well, it happened … The S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) closed in official bear market territory. And the index hit my first downside target at 3,750. Now the question is … will it hit the next one? I have been […]
The One-Day VIX Trade I’m Watching
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Go Up. Hey Trader, The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is green. The S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) finally followed through on its classic bear market sell-off … A bad Thursday, a worse Friday, and a total meltdown on Monday. The SPX is stalling […]
Which Way Will VIX Head Next?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Volatility Will Move Wildly. Hey Traders, Well, it happened … The Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers were released … and markets did not like what they saw. As I write this, the S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) is down more than 2.5% … And the VIX is up […]
The VIX Sits … Until This?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Red: Volatility Will Likely Move Lower. Hey Traders, The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light has been switched to red … And the S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) is creeping higher … Albeit on fairly low volume. The VIX futures curve is now in a steeper contango, with futures trading […]
The VIX Is Waiting For This To Happen
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Volatility Is Likely To Move. Hey Traders, The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is yellow … but just barely. The VIX futures curve is in contango … But judging by the formation, it looks like short-term vol expectations are still rather high … Not that you would […]
Is VIX Bottoming?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Volatility is to move wildly. Hey Traders, After Thursday’s market rally, it really looked as though the Option Pit VIX Traffic Light could be about to turn to red … indicating volatility is going to fall. Multiple indicators are pointing to a red light … First, we […]