Volatility Views

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?