Volatility Views

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective Non-farms come in lower than expected Unemployment drops to 3.7%, the lowest since 1969 Bitcoin vol falls to lowest levels this year VIX up 4.3 from last week VVIX up 19 from last week VXX nearly unchanged from last week Volatility Voicemail: Volatility Flash Poll What is your weapon of choice when trading volatility? VIX VXX SPX SPY VIX VXX SPY/ SPX options Other Listener questions and comments: Comment from Martin Ryan - TVIX, UVXY, SVXY.I've given you three good alternatives (one an inverse). There is nothing little about either TVIX or UVXY - both have good liquidity, tight spreads and good trading price action. The VIX imploded, but the aforementioned are doing well as effective alternatives to options. Comment from Ryan - ETF - SQQQ Question from Alacor - Like the show. Tried my hand at crystal ball. Not good. Heard you talk about straddle runs in SPX. Are there any products that package hedged ATM straddles as a product? Mayb