Looking at the top trades this week in VIX, SPIKES, VXX and UVXY.
Volatility Views 455: Stealthy Volatility
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VV 454: Volatility Dies Quickly
“You couldn’t sell VIX calls yesterday unless you hit the bid. So much for the volatility pop.” – Andrew Giovinazzi on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 453: Goodbye Danger Zone!
“VIX is out of the Danger Zone and threatening to break back into Zone 1. Kenny Loggins is sad.” – Andrew Giovinazzi on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 452: The Revenge Of The Dark Side
Our Volatility Views audience clearly moved the market on those VXX Jan 10 puts. The $.10 offer was a lie!
VV 451: Vol Spikes During Meme Madness
Discussing the meme stocks particularly AMC on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 450: Lucy vs. Charlie Brown vs. Volatility
“The recent volatility environment reminds me of when Lucy holds the football for Charlie Brown.” – Jim Carroll on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 449: The Craziness of the MEME Stocks
“A lot of this MEME palooza reveals how little some people really understand about options.” – Euan Sinclair on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 448: UVXY is Cool Again
Which is the better short right now – VXX or UVXY? Debating on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 447: Beware VIX Settlement…and Bitcoin
This week was yet another reminder of why you shouldn’t carry VIX options into settlement. It burned Russell Rhoads and somehow worked out for Mark Sebastian. Avoid the crapshoot? Want to know why? Listen now to Volatility Views.
VV 446: An Insane Week in Volatility
“This was an insane week. They just jack this vol up fast and say come get it! The liquidity providers are going to err on the side of making options too expensive.” – Andrew Giovinazzi on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 445: Scary Yellen and Spooky Jobs Numbers Can’t Save Volatility
“If you had told me that we would miss the jobs number by 750K and the SPX would be rallying, I wouldn’t have believed you.” – Mark Sebastian from Option Pit on this episode of Volatility Views.
VV 444: Foot-Volatility
“It looks like volatility has stopped dropping for the moment.” – Mark Sebastian on this episode of Volatility Views.