Brent Kochuba of SpotGamma joined tastylive September 22 on vol expansion, NDX call skew and the dispersion rebuilding across tech.
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The S&P500’s Diversification Problem
SpotGamma believes traders should add long exposure via NDX/QQQ calls due to a potential rally in equities through mid terms which would couple with a potential increase in volatility. Both higher equity prices and higher volatility benefit call positions.
We prefer the tech-heavy NDX vs SPX due to a “diversification drag” the S&P500 may experience.
Gamma Guy: S&P 500 Realized Volatility Is the Lowest Since 2020
Brent Kochuba, founder of SpotGamma, joined tastylive Tuesday to explain why S&P 500 realized volatility sits at 2020 lows ahead of FOMC and a huge OPEX.