A series of major market catalysts arrive next week: the FOMC rate decision, VIX Expiration, and September Triple Witching OPEX. Options positioning suggests that institutions are already paying up for event protection. Over the past two weeks, we have observed notable VIX hedging activity in our daily FlowPatrol reports. This included several particularly significant positions: […]
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AI Infrastructure Runs Hot into September
August closed with robust corporate earnings, and nowhere was that clearer than in the AI trade stocks. Last week’s standout report came from Dell (DELL), which jumped 16% after beating estimates and raising guidance. Dell is a leading server provider for AI data center infrastructure. Its results echoed what Nvidia (NVDA) showed a week earlier: […]
How Traders Can Play Low Volatility Environments
The S&P 500 has spent much of the summer grinding steadily higher to achieve record highs. Meanwhile, implied volatility has reset toward yearly lows for both major indices and many single stocks. When options become this cheap, the price of volatility itself can open new trading opportunities. The Term Structure chart reveals current SPX at-the-money […]