Hey there Andrew here. 

That’s my end-of-year prediction.

And honestly, I don’t like having to say it.

For the last 35 years, I’ve been trading volatility cycles that had predictable floors. We’d regularly see 12 VIX, sometimes even lower.

My zone system was built on those cycles.

And it worked beautifully for decades.

But something fundamental has changed.

And if you’re still trading volatility like it’s 2019, you’re going to keep getting stopped out.

Let me explain what shifted… and how I’m trading it now.

THE GOVERNMENT CHANGED THE MARKET STRUCTURE

Look, everyone wants to blame algorithmic trading or zero DTE options for the market’s new behavior.

But that’s not what’s driving this structural shift.

It’s government intervention on a scale we’ve never seen before.

The market has changed with the government increasing spending by 20% in five years since COVID.

Endless intervention in every facet of the economy. Student loans, Fannie and Freddie, redistributing money everywhere.

It really messes up the market mechanism.

The Fed can’t step back.

The constant cycle of “will they cut rates, won’t they cut rates” has created a permanent volatility floor that didn’t exist before.

16 IS THE NEW 12

Even though I’m bullish on underlying business trends…

This constant Fed and government presence creates a market that never truly relaxes.

We had volatility down to around 14 in August.

That’s about as low as we’ll see for the foreseeable future.

The regular, traditional volatility product cycles that I relied on for decades?

They’re not coming back.

You can’t discount 25, 30 years of volatility history just in one year.

But you also can’t ignore what’s happening right in front of you.

HOW I ADAPTED MY SYSTEM

I’m not throwing away my zone system.

You don’t abandon something that worked for 35 years just because of a volatile period.

But I AM making crucial adjustments:

1) Taking profits faster

The most important adaptation is taking money when volatility stops going down.

The lower corridor of volatility isn’t there anymore, so I can’t wait for the traditional zone one levels.

2) Recalibrating floor expectations

Instead of expecting VIX to hit 12, I’m planning around 16 as the new floor.

This changes every volatility trade calculation – from put spreads to calendar strategies.

3) Using precision targeting

I’m using my volatility futures calculator to identify exact targets.

For example, if VIX trades back to 17 (pre-shutdown levels), here’s where the volatility products land:

→ VXX: 32.41 (absolute low)
→ UVXY: 48.65
→ SVXY high: 50.13

These aren’t guesses.

These are mathematically calculated based on the current futures curve and seasonally adjusted for holidays.

WHY THIS MATTERS RIGHT NOW

The market is currently sitting at 20.40 VIX.

We just had expiration, so 79% of VXX is in the December cycle.

If December futures drop from 20 to 19, and January drops to 20.15, that gets VXX to 33 – right at my calculated floor.

This isn’t optimistic thinking.

This is where we were right before all the recent volatility events started.

It’s literally a “do-over” trade back to pre-shutdown levels.

And I’m walking through these exact calculations every day inside RIP ZONE.

99% OF TRADERS DON’T UNDERSTAND VOLATILITY

Here’s what most people miss:

Volatility trades are some of the most PREDICTABLE trades in the entire market.

But 99.9% of retail traders miss them because they don’t understand volatility trends.

They see VIX spike and panic.

They chase UVXY at the top.

They use the wrong strikes because they’re still planning around old VIX floors.

Meanwhile…

The futures curve is telling us EXACTLY where these products are headed.

You just have to know how to read it.

That’s what I do every single day inside RIP ZONE.

I review exactly how volatility moves.

I show you where the #1 opportunity is.

I run the futures calculations so you see the precise mathematical targets.

Not guesses. Not “maybe this works.”

Math.

THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU GET DAILY LIVE ACCESS TO ME

Look, I’ve spent 35 years building systems that work across market cycles.

I’m not abandoning them.

But I’m also not ignoring what this new environment demands.

Inside RIP ZONE, you get:

→ Daily live trading sessions (11am – 11:30am)
→ 2-3 high-probability volatility trades per week
→ Weekly market updates with current VIX zone analysis
→ Daily market views so you know exactly where we stand
→ 3 Volatility Masterclasses that teach you the full system
→ My Volatility Decay Calculator so you can run the math yourself

This is the only service where I focus specifically on volatility.

VIX, VXX, UVIX, UVXY – all the derivatives.

And I walk you through the exact trades I’m making in this new regime.

You don’t have to figure this out yourself.

You just follow along.

NORMALLY $3,999. BLACK FRIDAY PRICE: $1,000

RIP ZONE normally costs $3,999.

But for Black Friday, we’re offering it for $1,000.

Same daily live access.

Same masterclasses.

Same volatility calculator.

Same 2-3 trades per week.

This pricing ends Friday at midnight.

After that, we go back to full price.

The endless cycle of Fed dependency isn’t going away.

Government intervention in markets isn’t decreasing.

This new volatility floor isn’t temporary – it’s structural.

You can either adapt to the new regime…

Or keep trading like it’s 2019 and watch your volatility strategies get destroyed.

I’ve already done the work of adapting the system.

I’m sharing the exact calculations, zones, and trades every single day.

The volatility products are telling us exactly where they’re headed.

The futures curves are giving us precise mathematical targets.

The question is: are you going to trade the new reality?

Or keep waiting for the old normal to come back?

Because it’s not coming back anytime soon.

=> Join RIP ZONE for $1,000 (Ends Friday at Midnight)

-Andrew