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The Semis Have Moved 3% a Day for 50 Days. That Only Happens in a Crisis.

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0:00lesson

Market overview and earnings anticipation

  • E-Minis up 20ish
  • NASDAQ up 200ish
  • Dow is red
  • Russell just turned red
  • Choppy market, two-sided action
1:42NDX· ticker

NDX downside butterfly hedge

  • Downside butterfly hedge
  • 11-day cycle
  • Hedge against earnings
  • Cover potential liquidation
  • Hedge individual positions
3:44lesson

Implied volatility and options strategies

  • Implied volatility differences
  • Nvidia has higher IV
  • Apple has lower IV
  • Sell puts/strangles for Nvidia
  • Debit strategies for Apple
5:59lesson

Semiconductor index volatility and earnings

  • Semis led liquidation
  • Philly semiconductor index swings
  • Volatility unusual for long periods
  • Earnings-led market story
  • Potential sell downside in semis
7:40lesson

Options exposure and volatility management

  • Options exposure to volatility
  • Implied volatility priced at premium
  • Managing weeks with spreads
  • 5-day implied V vs realized
  • VA normalizing
10:02lesson

Earnings calendar and trade execution

  • Earnings calendar for Tesla, Alphabet
  • Placing trades ahead of earnings
  • Near-term calendar spreads
  • Diagonal spreads for high reward
  • Bullish plays on downside moves
11:50lesson

Implied volatility and earnings structure

  • Earnings implied volatility structure
  • Selling weekly, buying 3-month
  • Crush after earnings
  • Visualizing volatility
  • Potential fireworks next week
13:43NDX· ticker

NDX volatility and earnings anticipation

  • 4-day cycle 700 point implied move
  • 14-day cycle 1100 point implied move
  • Selling 4-day, buying 14-day
  • Unknowns with earnings
  • Potential trade for volatility
15:22lesson

Earnings demand and cash flow

  • Demand for earnings
  • Cash flow absorption
  • Potential unraveling
  • Nvidia's intertwined deals
  • Chinese model performance
16:59NDX· ticker

NDX levels and calendar spreads

  • 285 level bounce
  • Buy 4-day, sell 3-day
  • Collect half the value
  • Reduce basis on trade
  • Potential home run setup
18:42NDX· ticker

NDX put skew and butterfly trade

  • Put skew ratio
  • Buy $6,400, collect $3,700
  • Put side ratio 21 to 25
  • 13K for long, 10K for short
  • Put skew is there
20:42NDX· ticker

NDX butterfly hedge and execution

  • 11-day butterfly hedge
  • Two for two, trying for three
  • 277 274 271
  • Max profit relative to max loss
  • Effective hedge for portfolio
22:46NDX· ticker

NDX earnings and volatility management

  • Earnings for Tesla, Google, Apple
  • Fed meeting and CPI data
  • Theoretical P&L if drop to 28,000
  • Passage of time affects trade
  • Implied volatility ebbs and flows
24:25lesson

Options trading and market anticipation

  • Options trading in NDX
  • Huge implied volatility next days
  • Earnings calendar for week and next week
  • Butterfly trade encompasses all
  • Market chop around mid price

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