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It's complete anti capitalism...

anyone making money shorting , in there eyes are criminal... that is pretty sick... what a communistic unhealthy view... short selling creates the checks and balance system ...

One might say that price is consolidating into a asym triangle.. A continuation pattern.. Trading in a tighter and tighter range.. pointing right to a fed meeting haha

Thanks...... I was under the impression that I was missing something..... If they were exchange quoted wouldn't there be a close number just like in the flys

This is a very typical question for people that first look at the vix index... They assume they can just buy the vix and watch it go up.. I did the same thing years ago... The vix has a mean reverting nature to it as you can see when looking at a long term chart.. It is very very easy to go...

So the bid ask spread has a direct relation to volatility it self... As the rate of change increases the risk increases in the market making function which is translated into a higher premium in spread value

Are the crazy elevated skew days resultant of margin call liquidation... I say yes

Market perceived implied distribution.... All hindsight.... What are you trying to figure from this

I think you either trade futures or options on vix Index or you don't really trade vix.... Idk anyone myself making money trading these vix etfs .....

A question I've always had about crude spreads are how does vol factor into a spread... More vol more opportunity right I get that., but am I right in thinking that there is no real vol number on a crude fly.... Obviously going towards expiration the volatility goes up in spreads... So I could...

Always appreciate your help...

Alot of people are right and wrong depending on the time frame

The problem with economists are they have no skin in the game like a trader does.. They don't pay for it when they are wrong... The optionality is such that it is best suits them to keep printing instead of being blamed for the realization of true value in the market..

Bone how do you keep quotes on these things.. i'm on IB and the things are flashing all the time

Listen to sellingindexvol ....... Dealing with rolling off the curve is costly.. You can't just get long vol with a cost.... As shown in the vxx example... You can use options if you're account size doesn't warrent putting on futures flys...

i would think one would have to have some EOD options chain going back on actual futures options to really get an idea what real high vol numbers are in crude..

what is expensive then? I don't have anything over a 5 year chart using ovx.. nothing else i'm going buy. .. I know this is very naive but i'm just looking to learn

thanks.. sounds like long gamma front .. short vega back.. with like a strangle swap or staddle swap.. which for me in my account would be in USO... This is essentially all one can do given there are no futures on volatility to get a more pure play on it.. I heard one person call something a...

I'm with you exactly on this... all the Austrian's are right..