Signal Du Jour - Short Vol in NUGT
Happy New Year 2026. We wish you all the happiness in the world, starting with a tight group of loved ones, good health, and some fun while trading options. If
Signal Du Jour - Short vol in TLT
Let’s be frank; the last FOMC of 2025 was as boring and predictable as most of them this year. The Fed cut 25 bps and the market barely twitched
Signal Du Jour - Short Vol in URA
After seven weeks of rocky markets, volatility has been obliterated through Thanksgiving week, and the turkey snooze has lingered into this one. With VIX comfortably resting at 16 while every
Signal Du Jour - Short Vol in US equities
NVDA managed to surprise again to the upside, and we learnt that the Fed was split. That was enough to ease some of the pressure from the past few weeks,
Signal Du Jour - short vol in BOIL
The government is about to reopen in the US, the VIX remains contained below 18, the SP500 is up 17% year-to-date, and the Nasdaq100 a bit more than 22%. Had
Signal Du Jour - Short Vol in SMH
Another FOMC press conference, another non-reaction from the market. It’s not that we didn’t learn anything new; it’s just that nobody seems to care. The market either
Signal Du Jour - Short Vol in EFA
The big news this week is the return of meme stocks — and the frenzy in BYND, a name we were literally wondering what had happened to just a few weeks
Signal du Jour - Short Vol in IBIT
Volatility has finally returned after more than three months of calm. With it came new opportunities — although some of the old recipes still work just fine. We were very close
Signal du Jour - short vol in XLF
The government shutdown drags on, and stocks still flirt with all-time highs while the VIX stays “low,” hovering around that 16–17 handle. How long will it last? Hard to