These 2 Indicators Disagree About Vol
Hey Traders, After a long stint on red, the Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is now yellow … The VIX is currently trading over 30 … that’s quite a move from the sub-20 we saw last week. The Fed is shaking markets, and the VIX is responding in turn … Besides the VIX moving rapidly […]
Trade VIX Swings With This ETF
[kc_row use_container=”yes” _id=”271131″][kc_column width=”12/12″ video_mute=”no” _id=”359286″][kc_column_text _id=”482014″] The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Red: Volatility Is Likely To be Stable or Drop. Hey Traders, The VIX got a nice pop on Thursday. With the S&P 500 having a more than 100 point range, we saw the VIX move from below 20 to settle at […]
Time To Fade Vol Or Brace For The Worst?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Red: Volatility Is Likely To Be Stable or Drop. Hey Traders, The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light remains red … And we finally saw the VIX close back below 20. But is this quiet vol too good to be true? Should we be bracing for an upset … […]
Is This Stubborn VIX About To Break?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Red: Volatility Is Likely To Be Stable or Drop. Hi Traders, The VIX stubbornly refuses to drop below 20 … though even with markets down to start the week, we saw the VIX gradually come off throughout the day. Like we discussed last week, Monday is historically the […]
Should Volatility Be Higher?
What The Sky-High PPI Means For Vol
[kc_row use_container=”yes” _id=”505004″][kc_column width=”12/12″ video_mute=”no” _id=”637667″][kc_column_text _id=”884394″] Hey Traders, Even with the sky-high Producer Price Index (PPI), markets are higher on Wednesday … And the VIX is cratering. The market doesn’t like uncertainty, and it is showing us that “bad news” is better than “no news.” As we head into the long weekend, what should […]
Is This A Vol Pump Fake-Out?
Should These VIX Trades Worry You?
Cheap Trades For Falling Vol
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Red: Volatility Is Likely To be Stable or Drop. Hey Traders, Long term, I think the economy has problems and so does the market. But I am not an investor, I am a trader … so that really does not matter. Short term is how I view markets. […]
Does Tuesday Mean We’re Not Short Vol Anymore?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Red: Volatility Is Likely To be Stable or Drop. Hey Traders, One day does not a trend make. But Tuesday’s trading action was intense. To start, VIX futures picked up just about every dollar they dropped yesterday … VIX itself perked up 2.46 points, closing at 21.03, and […]