Volatility Views 380: The Long Shadow of XIV

Published: Dec. 16, 2019, 2:45 p.m.

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Volatility Views 380:\\xa0 The Long Shadow of XIV

  • HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
  • CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

  • MARKETS MIXED AFTER EARLY TRADE DEAL, BREXIT VOTE
  • SPIKES: 13.3 - DOWN .95 FROM\\xa0 LAST SHOW\\xa0
  • VIX CASH: 13.2 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST SHOW
  • VVIX: 101 - UP 6.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW\\xa0
  • NEW XIV IN THE WORKS? Ghost of XIV Rises: A New Short Vol Product Is in the Pipeline

HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES\\xa0

  • SPIKES
  • VIX OPTIONS
  • VXX

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

  • QUESTION FROM RUNTHROUGH: It sounds like you guys are down on UVXY and for good reasons. Last week\\u2019s guest didn\\u2019t exactly raise my hopes. Is there anything they could do to get you back into the fold?
  • QUESTION FROM MIGS: Will we ever see XIV again?
  • QUESTION FROM TROMS: Will there ever be a way to buy just the $VIX index itself as an etf or something rather than just futures?\\xa0
  • COMMENT FROM MARS: Happy holidays to the vol views crew. You guys always wrap up my week in style. Here\'s to a great next decade of volatility.

CRYSTAL BALL

\\xa0WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

  • MARK: 12.25?
  • SEBASTIAN: 13.25?
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