signal-du-jour · Oct 2, 2025

Signal du Jour - short vol in XLV

October kicked off with a government shutdown and fresh all-time highs in US indices. Apart from a quick overnight scare where futures flashed –0.8%, the big sell wave never

signal-du-jour · Sep 25, 2025

Signal Du Jour - short vol in US equities

You can access all our insights and volatility forecasts for about 400 tickers in our platform right here. Right as we wrapped up our post-mortem on NUGT (takeaway: keep those

signal-du-jour · Sep 18, 2025

Signal Du Jour - short vol in KRE

We did not even bother waiting for the end of the press conference. The main event was hardly worth swapping a few hours of sleep for an extra 15 minutes

signal-du-jour · Sep 11, 2025

Signal du Jour - short vol in NUGT

While we wait for CPI—the last big number before next week’s FOMC—the PPI print yesterday showed prices slowing much faster than expected. Stocks initially cheered, but once

signal-du-jour · Sep 4, 2025

Signal du Jour - an exploration of IYR

In case you missed it, yesterday we officially launched the app. If you like the way we approach trading, you will find all the same insights—and much more—in

signal-du-jour · Aug 28, 2025

Signal du Jour - short vol in US equities

NVDA did not break the market. VIX sits quietly at 14.5 pre-market, the S&P 500 broadly unchanged, while the world’s most valuable company licks its wounds

signal-du-jour · Aug 21, 2025

Signal du Jour - short vol in URA

All eyes are on Jay as central bankers converge on Jackson Hole. The market has been angsty enough to shake out the most leveraged players, as big hands trimmed positions

signal-du-jour · Aug 14, 2025

Signal du Jour - short vol in MSTR

We were hoping for a little firework from yesterday’s CPI. Instead, the numbers landed right on consensus and the main US indices punched to fresh all-time highs, with a

signal-du-jour · Aug 7, 2025

Signal du Jour - short vol in VXX

We were promised hell week. Instead, dip buyers said hell yes. Waiting for better prices two weeks ago was the right move—and taking them when they showed up was