Volatility Views

VOL REVIEW HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE WORST SELLOFF SINCE 1987 CME CLOSED ITS TRADING FLOOR TO START THE WEEK NOW CBOE IS FOLLOWING SUIT SPIKES: 70 VIX CASH: 72.4 VVIX: 178.50 HOT VOL POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VMAIL IF THE MARKETS ARE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND I HAVE EXPIRING IN THE MONEY PUTS THAT I BOUGHT - WHAT HAPPENS? ARE THE EXPIRING OPTIONS AUTOMATICALLY EXERCISED OR ARE DO JUST EXPIRE WORTHLESS BECAUSE THE MARKET WAS SHUTDOWN?

HOST: MARK LONGO CO-HOSTS: MARK SEBASTIAN AND RUSSELL RHOADS VOL REVIEW CBOE RISK MANAGEMENT CONF RUNDOWN ANOTHER ROUGH WEEK FOR THE MARKET SPIKES: 46.90 - UP .15 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 48.4 - UP 2.4 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 126.90 - UP .15 FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOL POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VOICEMAIL HAVE YOU HEARD ANY MORE ABOUT THE STATUS OF SVIX? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK MARK: 43.5 SEBASTIAN: 49.38 RUSSELL: 37

VOL REVIEW THIS IS A HISTORIC WEEK BY ANY MEASURE DOW SET FOR IT’S 5TH WORST WEEK OF ALL TIME SPX: S&P OFF OVER 10% SPIKES: 46.75 - UP 33 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 46 - UP 32 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 126.75 - UP 28 FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOL POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VMAIL DID 50 CENT TAKE HIS PROFITS? THANK YOU. I’VE HEARD IT SAID THAT IT’S BEST TO BUY VIX WHEN IT’S HIGH AND SELL IT WHEN IT’S LOW? IS THAT TRUE? WHY? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE N

VOL REVIEW MARKETS DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER A STRONG WEEK IMPEACHMENT FEARS AND PANDEMIC FEARS ARE BEHIND US NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO UNSEAT THIS RALLY IN EQUITIES EXPLORING WHY FIFTY CENT HASN'T CLOSED MORE OF HIS VIX OPTIONS POSITION SPIKES: 14.60 - DOWN .4 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 14.2 - DOWN .8 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 98.3 - UP 3.3 FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOL POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

On this episode, Mark & Mark discuss: - The market is shrugging off pandemic concerns.  - Interesting options activity in VIX and Spikes. - Evolution of the VIX futures curve - Why bother with wide verticals in VIX? - The delicate dance of fading VXX - Earnings volatility palooza in CBOE, GRUB, and more. VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL: - We answer your questions about VIX lawsuits, Fifty Cent and more.  THE CRYSTAL BALL - We give our picks for future volatility. 

VOLATILITY REVIEW GOOD EARNINGS TRUMPED BY MACRO FEARS OF A GROWING PANDEMIC: TSLA, APPLE, AMAZON BLOW THE DOORS OFF BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO RALLY THE MARKET IN THE FACE OF GROWING CORONAVIRUS FEARS. FIDDY CENT CERTAINLY LOOKS PRETTY PRESCIENT RIGHT NOW SPIKES: 19.25 - UP 3.75 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 19.25 - UP NEARLY 4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 105 - UP NEARLY 7.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOL POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

- Pandemic fears spark the first major selloff of the new decade.  - Surprisingly wide markets in VIX options - Forget FANG...it's all about MAGA - MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL & AMZN - October VIX futures are insanely overpriced - Fiddy Cent gobbling up more calls - The joys of ratio put spreads in VIX - VXX is an infuriating mistress - Quarterly Earnings Volatility Breakdown - Who is winning and losing so far? - Is $AAPL earnings volatility too cheap? - Plus your questions, The Crystal Ball & more...

On today's episode, Mark, The Rock Lobster and special guest Simon Ho of T3 Index discuss: - The crazy VIX futures curve - Why SPIKES and VIX have disassociated - The explosive return of Fiddy Cent - The mysteries of SPX market maker delta hedging - Funky long-term VXX puts - and much more...

VOL REVIEW MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS CAN’T STOP THE BULL: MARKETS HIT NEW HIGHS AGAIN TODAY HOT VOL POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VOICEMAIL $VXX 21FEB 13/14 1BY2 PUTSPEAD TRADES 16,000X32,000 TRADES EVEN MONEY CUSTOMER BUYS THE 14 PUT... THOUGHTS? THIS TRADED ON THE OPEN THIS MORNING. ALSO 21FEB 12/13 PUT 1X2 TRADE LIKE 2 HOURS LATER 5000X1000 CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 12.15? ROCKLOBSTER: 11.37?

The new year is off with a bang (sort of) as the markets grapple with the latest wave of headline risk. We break it all down, answer a whole slew of listener questions and attempt to nail down $VIX and Spikes for the end of the year. 

VOL REVIEW IMPEACHMENT - THE MARKET COULDN’T CARE LESS TRADE WAR - APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IS ON TRACK HOT VOL POSITIONS/TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VM Is there a site I can look to see what options are open call or puts on a certain equity? Do you really think this new inverse vol product has a chance of becoming a reality? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

VOL REVIEW MARKETS MIXED AFTER EARLY TRADE DEAL, BREXIT VOTE Ghost of XIV Rises: A New Short Vol Product Is in the Pipeline HOT VOL POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VOICEMAIL It sounds like you guys are down on UVXY and for good reasons. Is there anything they could do to get you back? Will we ever see XIV again? Will there ever be a way to buy just the $VIX index itself as an etf or something rather than just futures? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

VOL REVIEW MARKETS GETTING A LIFT TO END THE WEEK AFTER TRADE WAR PESSIMISM SPOOKED MARKETS, BOOSTED VOL MOST OF WEEK OPEC DECIDING TO EXTEND/DEEPEN CUTS AHEAD OF THEIR IPO SUSPENSION OF SPIKES FUTURES MIAX TRADING RESULTS FOR NOV HOT VOL POSITIONS/TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VOICEMAIL I’ve been looking more at Skew lately. Looking at a single stock you can see it easily. Do you have a rec for comparing across instruments/formula? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TRADE WAR PESSIMISM SPOOKING MARKETS AND LIFTING VOL MOST OF THIS WEEK VOL DOWN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES FUTURES - THEY ARE HERE! HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOL VOICEMAIL Wouldn’t it make sense for volatility being severely under priced due to SPX jumping massively since Trump tweeted on Oct 11 trade deal complete Where can I get volume data for spikes futures?

VOL REVIEW SEGMENT SPIKES: 12.9 - DOWN .8 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 12.3 - DOWN .2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 91.5 -UP 2.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW VIX FUTURES CURVE: STILL IN CONTANGO SPIKES FUTURES: WE’LL HAVE THEM LISTED BY NEXT EPISODE VOL VOICEMAIL Can you guys comment on VIX calls on Nov 20, 2019? How it would play with vxx happening in the volatility space with insurance companies moving from leaps into shorter-duration hedges for their vol exposure CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WE