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How Traders Milked the Volatility Out of SpaceX
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Equity market dynamics and Brazilian stocks
- Equity market stuck with 10 years 5.3
- EWZ up 12-13% with call implies going bananas
- VSS going crazy
- Broken wing call flies to monetize upside skew
1:43lesson
SpaceX and Tesla market opportunities
- SpaceX at 165 up 3.5%
- Upgrades and rocket launches
- Tesla breaking back out
- Short put to finance long call at 125
- IV increase benefits positioning
3:26lesson
Macro rate impact on equity and options
- Call volume charts contracted
- Realized ball to upside higher than downside
- Right tail risk in Brazil
- Macro data cooling needed for market
- Call options behavior reduced
4:59lesson
Gamma positioning in SpaceX
- Traders selling calls and puts on vault
- Positive gamma positioning since IPO
- VA contracted after lockup
- Potential for upside gamma build-up
- Gamma call wall resistance around 170
6:30lesson
Stock behavior and gamma stability
- Stock rallies then consolidates
- Mean reversion expected
- Upgrade bringing new capital
- Gamma call wall resistance around 170
- Positive gamma provides stability
8:05lesson
Implied volatility and market barometer
- IV rank of 10 for SpaceX
- Implied volatility at 50%
- Fair value around 170-200
- Market barometer for price action
- IV expansion possible with big move
9:42lesson
Nvidia as a market opportunity
- Nvidia as top NASDAQ/S&P stock
- IV rank near zero
- Options complex with high volume
- Technical and high-frequency trading
- IV expansion possible with big move
11:20lesson
Market sentiment and options complex
- Nvidia options complex with high volume
- Artificially low IV due to trading
- Nvidia tied to index movements
- VIX pricing in election risk
- VIX elevated due to election premium
12:59lesson
Earnings and market dynamics
- Earnings pickup on 13th with banks
- Nvidia reports later than others
- Earnings premium for single stocks
- Tech earnings blowing out
- Rates coming down and election risk
14:32lesson
VIX and election risk
- VIX pricing in election risk
- VIX elevated due to premium
- Spread between VIX and realized VA
- Election premium likely to hold
- Market sentiment gauged through single stocks
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