Much has been made recently of the ominous “options gamma trap” and its potential effects in stock markets. What is an Options Gamma Trap? An options gamma trap is when options dealers are positioned “short gamma” and cause large swings in the stock market. To hedge a short gamma position you sell stock when the […]
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Gamma Market From 8/16/19
Volatility will continue to reign until (if) the market recaptures 2920. There is a ton of fuel ready to burn and one headline (or tweet) will send the market flying. The only recommendation that is safe here is to not sell any options, being short volatility is very dangerous here, as a >3% rally is […]
VFlip Strikes Again 8/13/19
Like Haden warned us, based on ASDFG levels, on 7/31 markets broke under the VFLIP Volatility Indicator, triggering a market environment market by high volatility. As you can see that proved true with >10 days in a row with a >1% move. With a major options expiration at the end of the week there should […]
Fed Day Market Move from a Gamma Perspective
Equity markets had an incredibly volatile day on 7/31/19 triggered by actions of the Federal Reserve. Its our view that the moves were exacerbated by the positioning of dealers in S&P 500 options. A quick wave of selling entered the markets just above 3000, pushing the market under our “volatility trigger” level of 2995. At […]