Hari Krishnan on Commodity Tail Hedging, Weather Volatility, And Disaster VIX Trades

Published: Jan. 5, 2024, 9:13 p.m.

b'Hari Krishnan, head of volatility strategies as SCT Capital Management, returns to Forward Guidance to share his many findings from his recent research on commodity investing. Krishnan and Farley also discuss the weather, the continuing dispersion between interest rate volatility and equity market volatility, and if the bond market really is smarter than the stock market. Filmed on December 19, 2024.\\nToday\\u2019s interview is sponsored by Public. Add fixed income to your portfolio with corporate, Treasury, and municipal bonds. Go to https://public.com/forwardguidance to get started.\\n__\\nFollow Hari Krishnan on Twitter https://twitter.com/HariPKrishnan2\\nFollow Jack Farley on Twitter https://twitter.com/JackFarley96\\nFollow Forward Guidance on Twitter https://twitter.com/ForwardGuidance\\nFollow Blockworks on Twitter https://twitter.com/Blockworks_\\n__\\nUse code FG10 to get 10% off Blockworks\\u2019 Digital Asset Summit in March: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london\\n__\\nTimestamps:\\n(00:00) Introduction\\n(00:38) Hari\'s Journey Into Commodities\\n(10:10) Finding Upside Convexity In Commodity Options\\n(17:35) Corn\\n(21:41) Copper and Metals\\n(22:53) Natural Gas Is Similar To The VIX (most Contango)\\n(27:27) Seasonality\\n(30:49) Commodity Stocks\\n(34:08) Structural Bull Case For Commodities\\n(38:57) What\'s Harder - Predicting Weather or Predicting The Stock Market?\\n(41:22) Bread and Butter Volatility Trading\\n(44:32) Views On VIX & Implied Volatility\\n(50:17) Examples of Other "Disaster Trades" In The Volatility World\\n(51:31) Rate Volatility Is Much Higher Than Equity Volatility - Why?\\n(55:12) Is The Stock Market Smarter Than The Bond Market?\\n(01:02:53) Reflexivity, Explained\\n\\n__\\nDisclaimer: Nothing discussed on Forward Guidance should be considered as investment advice. Please always do your own research & speak to a financial advisor before thinking about, thinking about putting your money into these crazy markets.'