Careening towards crude oil craziness. Gold skew?extremely elevated. Listener questions, and where do the hosts predict a high in VIX?
Download Volatility Views 192: Crude Oil Crazytown
Volatility Review: Earnings Volatility: TWTR and TSLA. Presidents Day holiday weekend coming out aggressively.
VIX Options:
- A strong volume week. 1.2M contracts Thursday.
- Total 6.87m (4.65m Calls, 2.22m Puts)
- What is going to goose the VIX?
Crude Oil:
- Volatility remains elevated – Crazy OIV spike on Weds, over 100.
Gold:
- GVZ 28.37 – extremely elevated!
Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments
- No love for daily options – Twitter poll has 40% of respondents saying “heck no” to dallies!
- Question from Hot Emini – There is a big disconnect in retail that Theta is all. But is vega not the king greek for pros? What about gamma? where does that fall in the mix?
Crystal Ball: Highs in VIX?
- Russell – 25?
- Mark S. – 29/30?
- Mark L. – 23/24