Volatility Views

VOLATILITY VIEWS 403: SCREAMING INDECISION HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JIM CARROLL, TOROSO ADVISORS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT THE RALLY TOOK A DARK TURN THIS WEEK: THE MARKET SEEMINGLY COLLECTIVELY AWAKENED TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT POSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS. FED SPOOKS THE BULL: JEROME POWELL SAID WE HAVE “A LONG ROAD AHEAD” AND “ WE’RE NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT THINKING ABOUT RAISING RATES”  SPIKES: 40.5  - UP 19 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 39.75 - UP 18.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 155 - UP 48 FROM LAST SHOW CBOE PLANS TO RELAUNCH MINI VIX FUTURES VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM TONY WEBER: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SELLING JUL21 VIX, BUYING NOV17 VIX 60 STRIKE CALENDAR FOR 1.0 CREDIT? AM I HEADING FOR A HTZ DOUGHNUT? QUESTION FROM NEALS2: DO YOU THINK THE IMPLOSION OF THE CANADIAN VOL FUND WILL SPOOK OTHER PENSION AND HEDGE FUNDS AND KEEP THEM FROM ENTERING THE VOLATILITY MARKET? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Volatility Views 402: The Death Knell For Volatility? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT AN EXPLOSIVE END TO THE WEEK FINALLY MOVES US AWAY FROM THE 30 STRIKE: JOB NUMBERS BLOW THE DOORS OFF SPIKES: 24.5  - DOWN 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 24.25 - DOWN 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 107 - DOWN 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM R. RYAN: WHAT’S THE LATEST ON SPIKES FUTURES AND THE VIKING INDEX? QUESTION FROM SAMURAI8: ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR A SKEW INDEX ON $SPY BY THE $SPIKES TEAM? QUESTION FROM HIGHLAND: CAN THERE BE A COMMODITY SPIKES INDEX LIKE MAYBE FOR OIL? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Volatility Views 401: The Return of Volatility?   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT CAN TRUMP/CHINA/TAIWAN DO WHAT A TRADE WAR AND A PANDEMIC COULD NOT - DERAIL THE BULL? A MIXED END TO A MOSTLY POSITIVE WEEK.  SPIKES: 30  - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 29.75 - DOWN .25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 108.5 - DOWN 11.5 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON VXX PUTS AND CRUDE VOLATILITY. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Volatility Views 400: When it Comes to Vol We've Done it All   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT ANOTHER MIXED END TO A MIXED WEEK THE STREET CONTINUES HAVING A HARD TIME COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON HONG KONG WEIGHING ON THE MARKET TODAY. SPIKES: 30  - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 29.6 - DOWN 2.9 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 120 - DOWN 16 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL CONGRATS FROM MAC: Sending you well wishes on your epic 400th episode. This is my favorite podcast.  QUESTION FROM MJAFARI: VXN of the last 30 days has encompassed the forward 30 days for the last 14 days. Meaning that the forward daily NDX moves did not exceed what the average back 30 days said the daily moves would be. This has happened 5 times since ‘07. Given this do you think a 30 day ATM straddle in NDX would be wise? Worth mentioning that the last 2 tim

Volatility Views 399: Volatility Fun-Ness Abounds HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: HENRY SCHWARTZ, TRADE ALERT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT A MIXED END TO A MIXED WEEK THE STREET HAVING A HARD TIME COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT - WEAK EARNINGS, DIRE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, GROWING ISSUES WITH CHINA.  YET THE BULL IS STILL FIGHTING TO SHOW ITSELF.  OPEN TABLE SAYING ¼ OF RESTAURANTS WILL NEVER REOPEN.  VOL FIRMING UP EVEN AS MARKETS REMAIN SOMEWHAT MIXED SPIKES: 33  - UP 2.8 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 32.5 - UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 136 - UP 20 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL   QUESTION FROM PLAYBOOK3: WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK FLOORS OPENING UP AGAIN WILL HAVE ON VOLATILITY? RELATED QUESTION FROM NELLE: WOULD VIX HAVE HIT 80 IF THE MARKET WASN'T FULLY ELECTRONIC? QUESTION FROM TIM: HOW IS THE EARNINGS SEASON SHAPING UP? QUESTION FROM 56IT: WHAT IS THE STATUS OF SVIX?   CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Volatility Views 398: All is Right With the World Again? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX  VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT NASDAQ WENT GREEN ON THE YEAR! THE MONTHLY REPORT ON THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN THE U.S. SHOWED THAT 20.5 MILLION JOBS WERE ELIMINATED LAST MONTH, AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROCKETED 14.7% FROM A 50-YEAR LOW OF ONLY 3.5% TWO MONTHS AGO AND 4.4% LAST MONTH. SPIKES: 30.2 - DOWN 8 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 29 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 116 - DOWN 5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY THIS WEEK PARTICULARLY IN GRUB, PYPL VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM LANCE: HELLO VOL CREW. LONG TIME FIRST TIME. LOVE MY VOL VIEWS WEEKLY FIX. I’VE EVEN TRADED SOME SPIKES! JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU GUYS CAUGHT THIS AND IF SO WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF IT? I THOUGHT THE CANADIANS WERE VOL SAVVY? - AIMCO’S $3 BILLION VOLATILITY TRADING BLUNDER CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT

VOLATILITY VIEWS 397: Floor Traders vs. Volatility, Plus TSLA, AMZN, AAPL & More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: DAVID LINCOLN, VIX CRUSH VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT APRIL WAS A GOOD MONTH FOR STOCKS MARKET RALLIED EARLIER IN THE WEEK OFF HOPE FOR GILLEAD’S CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. NOW THAT RALLY IS FADING IN THE WAKE OF RENEWED TRADE HOSTILITIES  WITH CHINA. ECONOMY STRUGGLING SPIKES: 38.5 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 38 - UP .75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 121 - UP 4 FROM LAST SHOW CBOE PLANS REOPENING OPTIONS FLOORS JUNE 1 OCC APRIL VOLUME: FUTURES DOWN 52.1 FROM APRIL 2019 LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY THIS WEEK PARTICULARLY IN TESLA (AND MUSK’S FOLLOW UP RANT), AMZN, AAPL AND MORE.     VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM EDSON: WHY DO YOU THINK SO MANY FIRMS ARE UNDERPRICING VOLATILITY THIS EARNINGS SEASON? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

VOLATILITY VIEWS 396:  THE CRUDE VOLATILITY WHIRLWIND HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT:  TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP MIAX HOT SEAT:  SHELLY BROWN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT SO MUCH FOR THE CURE: MARKET RALLIED LAST WEEK OFF HOPE FOR GILEAD'S CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. THIS WEEK NOT SO MUCH.  CRUDE OIL APOCALYPSE: WE ALL DISCOVERED THAT WTI CAN GO NEGATIVE SPIKES: 37.5 - DOWN 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 37.25 - DOWN 1.75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 117 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY THIS WEEK. THE EARNINGS SEASON HAS RETURNED LITTLE SO FAR TO VOLATILITY BUYERS. VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM JACK: WHY IS VXX UP THIS WEEK QUESTION FROM NEILP: IS IT WORTH IT TO SELL IRON CONDORS ONE WEEK BEFORE EARNINGS AND THEN CLOSE THEM THE DAY BEFORE, OR MAYBE RIGHT BEFORE, THE EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT?  MAYBE I’M JUST SPINNING MY WHEELS HER

Volatility Views 395: A CURE FOR VOLATILITY? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT:  TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP MIAX HOT SEAT:  SHELLY BROWN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: ILYA FEYGIN, WALLACHBETH CAPITAL VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT THE CURE?: MARKET IS RALLYING TODAY OFF STRONG RESULTS FOR GILLEAD’S CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. ALTHOUGH PERHAPS NOT THE “CURE RALLY” WE EXPECTED SPIKES: 39 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 39 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 127 - DOWN 18 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM NIC: EVERYONE'S LOOKING AT WAYS TO GET LONG NOW INCLUDING STOCK SUBSTITUTION STRATS LIKE THE FIG LEAF. BUT WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT STOCK SUBSTITUTION IN VOL PRODUCTS? OR I GUESS IT WOULD BE FUTURES SUBSTITUTION INSTEAD. GREAT SHOW. QUESTION FROM NIC: I’M ONLY TRADING WEEKLIES RIGHT NOW TO AVOID WEEKEND VOLATILITY. AM I BEING PARANOID?     CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Volatility Views 394:  Vol Man Is Sad HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT:  TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP MIAX HOT SEAT:  SIMON HO, T3 INDEX  VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT TERRIBLE NONFARMS -AS EXPECTED HIGHEST VOLUME MONTH EVER FOR U.S. EQUITY OPTIONS INDUSTRY SPIKES: 49 - DOWN 14.5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 49 - DOWN 15 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 145 - DOWN 30 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM ADAM: IS IT SAFE TO START BUYING OPTIONS AGAIN IN VXX? HAS THE VOL CRASH HAPPENED YET?  CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Volatility Views 393: Volatility and Vegan Meatballs   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT:  SHELLY BROWN, EXECUTIVE VP, MIAX VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT $2T STIMULUS APPROVED BY HOUSE - HEADED TO TRUMP FOR SIGNATURE.  THE MOTHER OF ALL DEAD CAT BOUNCES? SPIKES: 63.5 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 64 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 175.5 - DOWN 13 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM PANKASE: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT PLAYING IN LONGER-TERM VOL HERE - 1YR PLUS OUT. WORTH IT OR NOT ENOUGH VEGA BANG FOR YOUR BUCK? QUESTION FROM ALEX LUNDGREN: WILL SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THE  $VIX AND APRIL FUTURE DISCONNECT TO ME??  CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Volatility Views 392:  HOW MUCH VOLATILITY CAN WE HANDLE?    HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT:  SHELLY BROWN, EXECUTIVE VP, MIAX MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX GUEST CO-HOST: EUAN SINCLAIR, PARTNER, TALTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT     VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT   HERE WE GO AGAIN! YET ANOTHER CRAZY VOLATILITY WEEK ON THE BOOKS.  CALIFORNIA LOCKED DOWN, NEW YORK BANNING EMPLOYEES FROM GOING TO WORK: YET THE MARKET WAS RALLYING.  VOLATILITY PRODUCTS HITTING ABSURD LEVELS ACROSS THE BOARD - TVIX HIT 969 ON 3/18, VXX HIT 77 ON 3/18, ETC.  SPIKES: 63.5 VIX CASH: 64 VVIX: 188.75 VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL   QUESTION FROM MATT: I KNOW VOLATILITY HAS NO THEORETICAL LIMIT. IT CAN ALWAYS GO TO A MILLION. BUT IS THERE A PRACTICAL CEILING WHERE YOU THINK VIX CAN’T REALLY GET ABOVE? NOT WITHOUT THE WORLD FALLING APART. QUESTION FROM TOG: HELLO VOL CREW. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON GETTING BACK ON THE SHORT VXX TRAIN. CRYSTAL BALL

Volatility Views 391:  Once More Unto the Breach HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, CEO, T3 INDEX   VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE WORST SELLOFF SINCE 1987 A HISTORIC WEEK FROM ANY PERSPECTIVE! CME CLOSED ITS TRADING FLOOR TO START THE WEEK NOW CBOE IS FOLLOWING SUIT AFTER TODAY SPIKES: 70 - UP 23 FROM  LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 72.4 - UP 24 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 178.50 - UP 51.5 FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES  SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM MIKE WIENICK: 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? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 61.5 SEBASTIAN: 56.25 SIMON: 55

Volatility Views 390:  Volatility Is Feeling The Bern   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, TABB GROUP   VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT CBOE RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 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 VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES  SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM LANCASTER: 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

Volatility Views 389: The Great Volatility Standoff HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX   VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT 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 VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES  SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM YELA: DID 50 CENT TAKE HIS PROFITS? THANK YOU.  QUESTION FROM THOMAS: 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 NEXT WEEK? MARK: 32.45 ANDREW: 29.50 SIMON: 43

Volatility Views 388: Remarkably 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   VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER A STRONG WEEK - RALLIED FOR MOST OF THE WEEK UNTIL TODAY  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  LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 14.2 - DOWN .8 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 98.3 - UP 3.3 PTS FROM LAST SHOW   HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES  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

Volatility Views 387: Pandemics, Fifty Cent, Lawsuits and more 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 Views 386:  A Volatility Tornado Watch   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP MIAX HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX   VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT 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 VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES  SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 17.75? MEATBALL: 18.50? SIMON: 19.50?

VV 385: Pandemic Volatility - Fears of a pandemic out of China 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 and need to be sold immediately - Fiddy Cent gobbling up more VIX calls this week - The joys of ratio put spreads in VIX - VXX can be an infuriating mistress - Our Quarterly Earnings Volatility Breakdown - Who is winning and losing earnings season so far? - Is $AAPL earnings volatility too cheap? - Plus your questions about August VIX options, our Crystal Ball Picks and more...  

Volatility Views 384: Return of FiddyCent...and The Wiggles!!!! 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...