Volatility Views 300: Trade Wars Shed More Blood

Volatility Review: A look back at the week from a volatility perspective

• Happy 25th Birthday of VIX!
• This week CBOE is launching a month-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index), which CBOE began publishing in April 1993.
• VIX cash is back in the teens.
• The market is tanking and rallying on trade war concerns.
• VVIX - 92

Russell's Weekly Rundown

• VIX Options: ADV - 1.05M, VIX call/put - 2.3/1, Total 8.06m (5.57m Calls, 2.49m Puts)

Volatility Voicemail: Listener questions and comments

• Question from HFL9 -Would you rather see options on bitcoin futures or more futures listed on more crypto products first?
• Question from Lil Nicker - How do I tell which future a VIX options trades off of?
• Question from Barry -How do I tell which future my VIX options are priced from? I've been looking at some calls expiring on April 18th. Thanks for the shows.
• Question from Mark Clyde Brant -Will rising vol persist all year? VIX above 20, VXX above 40, half the time?

Crystal Ball: Wild and reckless prognostication

Last week:

• Mark L. - 16.85
• Andrew - 17.76
• Euan - 19.50

This week:

• Mark L. - 17.15
• Mark S. - 17.89
• Russell - 19.99