Volatility Views 397: Floor Traders vs. Volatility, Plus TSLA, AMZN, AAPL & More

VOLATILITY VIEWS 397: Floor Traders vs. Volatility, Plus TSLA, AMZN, AAPL & More

• HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
• CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT
• MIAX HOT SEAT: DAVID LINCOLN, VIX CRUSH

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

• APRIL WAS A GOOD MONTH FOR STOCKS
• MARKET RALLIED EARLIER IN THE WEEK OFF HOPE FOR GILLEAD’S CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. NOW THAT RALLY IS FADING IN THE WAKE OF RENEWED TRADE HOSTILITIES  WITH CHINA.
• ECONOMY STRUGGLING
• SPIKES: 38.5 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW
• VIX CASH: 38 - UP .75 FROM LAST SHOW
• VVIX: 121 - UP 4 FROM LAST SHOW
• CBOE PLANS REOPENING OPTIONS FLOORS JUNE 1
• OCC APRIL VOLUME: FUTURES DOWN 52.1 FROM APRIL 2019
• LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY THIS WEEK PARTICULARLY IN TESLA (AND MUSK’S FOLLOW UP RANT), AMZN, AAPL AND MORE.

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

• QUESTION FROM EDSON: WHY DO YOU THINK SO MANY FIRMS ARE UNDERPRICING VOLATILITY THIS EARNINGS SEASON?

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?