Derek and Jay discuss whether higher real yields are an issue for markets and how this period seems similar to the 1990’s. Then they dive into implied volatility using companies like Tesla TSLA and Nvidia NVDA.....
New HiPOS Conservative Trade Entered - Today ZEGA’s traders took advantage of the market retreat and increase in implied volatility to put on a short put credit spread roughly 10.5% OTM (Out of the money).
Derek and Jay discuss the latest employment numbers. Plus, they ponder whether once everyone flips a recession finally comes? Later, they noticed some technical analysis on crude oil prices and a stealth rally.
How HiPOS Profited While the S&P 500 Index Dropped in August - The S&P 500 Index dropped -1.78% in August while our HiPOS Conservative short put spread was exited at a profit.
Derek and Jay discuss the Bank of America piece saying maybe Goldman Sachs got 0 DTE option effects wrong. Plus, what did Jay Powell’s speech mean if anything?