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Volatility Review: Today’s guest is guest: Russell Rhoads from the CBOE Options Institute. The panel discusses:

  • CBOE Earnings Update – Trading volume increases 6 percent, with record trading volume in index options and futures. Total trading days: 64. ADV: 5.25M, Total Trading Volume:?335.7M.
  • Update on TYVIX & RVX.
  • VIX Cash: VIX cash remains south of 15 handle.
  • VIX Futures: Dramatic movements in CBOE Skew Index. Two weeks ago: 151.22, last week: 121.02, this week: 134.63. Previous high around 140 last year.
  • VIX Weeklies – Week 4: Another robust volume week for weeklies
  • VIX Options: Total 6.76m (4.80m calls, 1.95m puts)
  • Gold: Fed squeezing gold yet again. GVZ: 15.77
  • Crude Oil: OIV:?43.16, OVX: 43.63

Crystal Ball: Earnings season in full swing. Nonfarms next Friday.