Volatility Views 388: Remarkably Unremarkable Volatility

Published: Feb. 15, 2020, 2:04 a.m.

Volatility Views 388:\xa0Remarkably Unremarkable Volatility

  • HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
  • CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
  • MIAX HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX
  • MIAX HOT SEAT: PAT HENNESSY, IPS STRATEGIC CAPITAL

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VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

  • MARKETS DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER A STRONG WEEK - RALLIED FOR MOST OF THE WEEK UNTIL TODAY\xa0
  • IMPEACHMENT FEARS ARE BEHIND US
  • APPARENTLY PANDEMIC FEARS ARE APPARENTLY ALSO BEHIND US
  • NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO UNSEAT THIS PHENOMENAL RALLY IN U.S. EQUITIES. NOT A TRADE WAR. NOT A PANDEMIC. NOT ASSASSINATIONS. NOTHING.
  • EXPLORING WHY FIFTY CENT HASN'T CLOSED MORE OF HIS VIX OPTIONS POSITION
  • SPIKES: 14.60 - DOWN .4 FROM\xa0 LAST SHOW
  • VIX CASH: 14.2 - DOWN .8 FROM LAST SHOW
  • VVIX: 98.3 - UP 3.3 PTS FROM LAST SHOW\xa0\xa0

HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES\xa0

  • SPIKES
  • VIX OPTIONS
  • VXX

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

  • MARK: 15.25
  • ANDREW: 14.85
  • SIMON: 14.5/14.65
  • PAT: 13.5