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Brent Kochuba on the Gamma Flip That Could Turn a Dip Into a Slide

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0:00lesson

Oil and rates correlation shift

  • Oil prices up sync with equities lower
  • 10-year yield and oil in sync
  • Rates under control via productivity and AI
  • Iran situation uncontrollable
  • Oil rise forces rates higher
1:37SPX· ticker

SPX gamma positioning and volatility

  • Positive gamma around at-the-money options
  • Zero DT selling spreads below condor trades
  • Negative gamma below 7,600
  • VIX shifting higher
  • Volatility spiral with higher puts
3:16VIX· ticker

VIX and volatility curve flattening

  • VIX futures contango less than a point
  • U contract closer to V contract
  • Volatility curve flattening
  • Put skew lifting
  • Implied vol lifting
4:52IWM· ticker

IWM and AI sentiment

  • AI sentiment shifting negative
  • Deep Seek model release
  • Token prices trending lower
  • Put spreads cheap for IWM
  • CPI and Iran events upcoming
6:18Oil· ticker

Oil and rate uncertainty

  • Oil moving higher
  • 10-year yield at new highs
  • Uncertainty over rate hikes
  • Fed Watch at 80% hike
  • Macro uncertainty affecting equities
7:49VIX· ticker

VIX and market uncertainty

  • VIX at 18
  • Volatility lifting
  • Negative gamma landscape
  • Equities don't like uncertainty
  • Macro situation clouds earnings
9:10Oracle· ticker

Oracle earnings and skew

  • Oracle up 10%
  • Call skew rich at 95
  • IV rank 65
  • Call diagonals as trade strategy
  • Macro noise complicates earnings
10:42Oracle· ticker

Oracle options and volatility

  • One-day calls at 200% IV
  • Eight-day calls at 100% IV
  • Volatility floor modeling
  • Cost basis reduction
  • Raw IV at 50% as floor
12:08Oracle· ticker

Oracle strike selection and premium

  • Limited strike selection
  • Premium flattened into strikes
  • New strikes added
  • Skew premium in October
  • Options rich and meaty
14:00Oracle· ticker

Oracle strike premium and models

  • Skew premium 40-60 cents
  • Options prices solid
  • 200 strike at 130 bid
  • New strikes added
  • Position modeling for worst case
15:35SpaceX· ticker

SpaceX resistance and call selling

  • Resistance at 155
  • Call selling into new highs
  • Monetizing upside
  • Waiting for clarity
  • Slippery downside under 7600

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