Buckle Up For A Weird Witching
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Will Drop. Hey Traders, Were you watching what happened yesterday?! No, I’m actually not referring to Part One of our Short Squeeze series. (By the way, Part Two starts at 11 am EST — click here for direct access! We’re getting into the ‘hedge fund’ side […]
Is Smart Money Fading The VIX?
Hey Traders, Well, the market did not like what the FOMC had to say today. But I have to say … This decision may set us up for even more short squeeze opportunities in the days ahead … You know all about short squeezes, right? How to spot them … how to play them … […]
Not-So-Cheap Cheap Puts
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Will Drop. Hey Traders, The S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) is just off an all-time high. The VIX, though, has failed to close below 17 for three days in a row yet again … But that’s not what I’m watching … I am seeing a different index […]
Why Market Fears Aren’t Moving The VIX
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Will Drop. Hey Traders, A lot of people are wondering why the VIX is so low … We have inflation fears … We have the Federal Reserve … We have COVID … We have meme stock trading … Why is the VIX at 16.25??? Let me […]
Looking At High Lows
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Will Drop. Hey Traders, With the VIX hitting a new post-pandemic low on Friday, one might be thinking that it might be time to go long in volatility. It makes some sense right? Market is at an all-time high, the VIX is right near its lows […]
What Traders Get Wrong About The VIX
A Post-Pandemic First For The VIX
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Is Likely To Drop. Hey Traders, On Thursday the VIX closed at a new post-pandemic low! Volatility got smoked on Thursday, shooting VIX to its lowest close since the beginning of COVID … Recently I’ve been discussing a string of low VIX closes, and what it […]
The VIX Is Telling Me To Take Profits
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Is Likely To Drop. Hey Traders, Heading into Tuesday, everything in the market looked great for a serious drop in volatility … But then things started to change … The market is acting nervous. I am starting to see some little things in my indicator that […]
The Golden Ticket Against Inflation?
Everyone knows the VIX … But what they may not know is that the VIX is NOT the only VIX … There are VIX indexes for the Nasdaq-100 (NDX) … CBOE NASDAQ Volatility Index (VXN) and Nasdaq 100 Volatility Index (VOLQ). There are indexes for the Russell 2000 (RUT) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) […]
Low Vol, Big Demand In This Commodity
Hey Traders, Tomorrow is the big day here at Option Pit … Commodities Expert Bill Griffo has some time-sensitive information about how a new Digital Currency Arms Race is threatening to obliterate the dollar … He has the scoop on an international scheme that could put your hard-earned wealth in imminent danger … And why […]