U.S. Sees -2% as Volatile; Nikkei Drops 10%
Americans think a -2% day is crazy volatile, while the Nikkei is down 10% in the first three days of March https://t.co/997R5MoBjs
Private‑credit and AI Scare Trade Slashed Stocks, Volatility Ahead
1% from ATHs, pathetic, imagine when real vol shows up: Private-credit ‘cockroaches’ and the AI ‘scare trade’ hammered stocks in February. Here’s what else has investors shaken up. https://t.co/mzDqO7IsGo
Vol Market Is Ridiculously Easy—Trade While It Lasts
$VIX You have to love this mkt, it's so fricken stupid, it's so easy to trade vol, enjoy it while it lasts https://t.co/39f4OYBDnn
Oil Service Stocks Decouple From Oil
$DSPX $OIH the miracle of dispersion/factor and narrative herding- OIH, oil service companies (and XLE) have stopped caring about the price of oil https://t.co/KSEm3I1wDU
Volatility Crush Signals March Put Flies; KRE Short
$KRE from my Feb 13th morning note: "So, when vol gets crushed, it’s time to reload put flies for March. And, to tie this all in, a nice trade for all of the above are some KRE negative deltas, because...
SPX Straddle Costs Surge to Fed-Day Levels
$SPX 33pts for a straddle til 9:30am is a lot, I mean, this was a Fed day price 24hrs ahead not long ago https://t.co/ZvarHxYNIH