Options Ideas with Danielle

Trading a VIX 30 environment is not the same as trading a VIX 15 environment when you’re an options trader. As the VIX rises, especially in a steady, upward trend, a variety of factors change in the stock market. Stock Market Changes with a High VIX Typically, in a high VIX environment where the VIX … Read more

Whenever the market is falling, people want to know whether it’s too late to short. It’s easy to think it’s too late when it’s fallen so much, but in reality, the Nasdaq is only down about 10% year-to-date. In all respects, that’s a pretty minor buy-the-dip pullback and moment in time. I wouldn’t consider a … Read more

While indexes and key sectors have been falling, there hasn’t been true capitulation in the market. This is what we generally need to hit and maintain lows on a downward move like this. However, in this case, it has been a somewhat volatile but steadier decline than anything. Today, that is changing, as the Nasdaq … Read more