These 2 Could Push The S&P To 4000
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, On Friday things looked like they were going to go off the rails … But the market managed to recover to “only” down 34 points. We are in a bear market … It seems like every Sunday futures react […]
Here’s What A Huge VIX Pop Means For Us
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, We had a reader ask a very good question about one of this week’s posts … In that post, we talked about some big trades that had crossed in the VIX pits … That seemed to indicate the VIX […]
This VIX Is A Little Scary …
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, The S&P 500 rallied almost 2% on Wednesday. VIX dropped 2.58 points … But the Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is not changing … What we saw yesterday is actually a touch scary. The VIX has now been in […]
Could The VIX Go To 50 … Or Higher?!
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, The SPX ended the day down about 67 points, or about 1.55% down. But the VIX made another big move higher. It closed the day at 33.32, up over three points! VIX is now pricing in more than 2% […]
Will This Volatility End Soon? Well …
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, The S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) managed to save itself from a pretty ugly day on Monday. The VIX on the other hand, continued its strength. Even adjusted for the weekend, the VIX was pretty darn strong on Monday. So […]
Here’s How To Trade Volatility Right Now
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, The VIX is back over 30 as of Monday morning, but for how long? It seems like the market overreacts at night, and seems to calm down during the day. If you’re trading volatility, you can get tossed around […]
VIX Below 20?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, So far today, markets are up, and VIX is down. We are in the middle of a bear market rally. But that begs the question … Where do we go from here? Is today’s rally a sign that things […]
Has The VIX Topped Out?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, With the escalation of the Russia/Ukraine conflict … It is perhaps not surprising that the Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is flashing BRIGHT green right now … But after the initial jump this morning, some of the vol is […]
This Points To Serious Volatility To Come
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Is Likely To Stay Elevated. Hey Traders, The S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) had another wild ride on Tuesday. At one point, it almost got back to flat after being down over 70 points. But in the end, it closed down 1%, and VIX went up. So […]
Why An Anemic VIX Could Be A Bad Sign For Markets
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Could Go Up. Hey Traders, The Russian conflict is dominating headlines … And dragging markets down with it. Yet in spite of the fireworks, the VIX looks rather … anemic, all things considered. While you may think a VIX that is slow to rise could be […]