Going to Tuesday we noted 2970 as the 0 gamma volatility trigger and on Wednesday we pushed below that volatility trigger level indicating we should see some large moves in the SPX. The chart of the past two days in ES futures is here: Here was our gamma run from 9/24: After the close on […]
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Negative Gamma in Oil Markets
Bloomberg posts an article about the effects of negative gamma in oil markets. Its full of hyperbole, but portrays the general idea right. Traders frenetically sell futures to manage their options exposure; that drives down prices and brings more options into the danger zone; dealers are then forced to sell even more crude contracts. This […]