Buckle Up For More Volatility
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Green: Volatility Can Go Up. Hey Traders, It has happened … The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is green. After Thursday’s late-session sell-off and VIX pop, I knew there was a good chance that I would be changing the light during Friday’s trading session. What was it that […]
Check Out This Big VIX Strip (And How To Trade It)
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Expect Wild Moves In The VIX. Hey Traders, We had another day of the VIX going higher. As the VIX was oscillating up and down for most of the day, I saw a customer come in with a really unusual order … This customer stepped in and […]
Are We Headed For A Bounce … Or Break?
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Expect Wild Moves In The VIX. Hey Traders, We continue to see the VIX bounce between over 22 and under 19. It has been making wild moves for some time. The VIX curve is flirting with backwardation (where futures trade progressively lower than VIX), at least between […]
How To Trade the Incoming Volatility Wave
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: We Could See Wild Moves In The VIX. Hey Traders, The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is now yellow, and we could be in for some fireworks. Along with the VIX popping over 20, we are seeing other important volatility changes … Notably, VIX volatility itself is […]
Until This Happens, The Market Will Stay Sick
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is Red: Volatility Is Likely to Drop. Hey Traders, Thursday was a bit of a blood bath, and Friday has some follow through. But what is causing this selling? Why are we threatening 4,600 again in the S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX)? And what does this mean for VIX? Earnings […]
ARKK Is At It Again… And VIX ETPs Are Noticing
Sample TextThe Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is Red: Volatility Is Likely to Drop. Hey Traders, On Wednesday, the VIX dropped below 18. But unlike the last few days, iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (Ticker: VXX) and ProShares Ultra VIX Short Term Futures ETF (Ticker: UVXY) did not get destroyed. In fact, they […]
How Is This VIX ETP Hitting New Lows?!
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is Red: Volatility Is Likely to Drop. Hey Traders, The VIX sold off again on Tuesday. But if you were not paying attention you would have missed what happened in ProShares Ultra VIX Short Term Futures ETF (Ticker: UVXY). UVXY hit a new all-time low on Tuesday … But […]
Here’s What’s Driving These Wild VIX Moves
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Expect Wild Moves. Hey Traders, If you just looked at the closing price of VIX, you probably would have thought that the light turning yellow was wrong. But on Monday, the VIX made a wild move. It started the day WAY up, and ended the day pretty […]
Here’s How To Play This Yellow Light
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Yellow: Volatility Could Make Some Wild Moves. Hey Traders, The VIX Light is yellow … barely. Volatility could make some wild moves. Monday’s VIX pop was enough to push the light back to yellow. We have a really strong VVIX (VIX of VIX) and a VIX back over […]
This Sell-Off Is Not The Same (Here’s How To Trade It)
The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light Is Red: Volatility Is Likely To Drop. The VIX could not break 20 yet again on Thursday. It is going to take another serious sell-off to make that happen. But how much more selling can there be? Let’s start with where the selling is coming from. It’s from the […]