BY ANDREW GIOVINAZZI
December 29, 2023
Yo Pit Crazies,
The Trading Desk had a great year. Check out the trades and records here If you buy a Trading Desk subscription you might be able to sneak into the ODTE trading class if there are spots open.
I have to give the Fed some credit, they manage to stretch their Christmas Vacation well into 2024. We will not see an interest rate decision until the last day of the month. There are 2 more holidays before the VIX Jan17 contract expires. Either way, this is a light Fed Schedule for the month.
Besides earnings rolling in Week 2-3 of Jan, the early January calendar looks light.
Cue the Trading Desk trade style
No News usually means VIX will sag
SPX is already tickling 4800 and the market gods will make it touch that magic handle by the time New Years Eve rolls around. The Trading Desk has a weekly trade we follow and daily riff trades we suggest, or put on, depending on what is happening that day.
Condition dependent trading. I think VIX will just coast lower for a couple of weeks based on the Fed calendar. That is an opinion. What I want to do is have an edge in the marketplace for volatility that allows me to express that opinion with a head start.
That is what we work on in the Trading Desk and OP Mentoring. Scalable trading with an edge.
Come join us. Check out the top 2 trades that are open in OP Mentoring and you will see what I mean.
To Your Trading Success,
AG
Andrew Giovinazzi
30-Year Trading Pro
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CAPITOL GAINS: SMR Aug16 7 call closed for a 150% gain
DELTA STRIKE: VLY Mar15 8 puts closed for a 88% gain
PFE May17 26 calls closed for a 66% win
OP MENTORING: SPY Mar22/19 510 put calendars and 520 calls for 6.4% gain
OPTION SHOPPER: ERX Mar28 65 calls closed for a 90% gain