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How Day Traders Read the VIX Spike Into a Hawkish Fed
Season 2
Episode 77
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Description
Lucas and Luna break down a specific day-trading setup that emerged this week as the VIX spiked 9% to 18.41 while the VVIX actually fell to 89. That divergence — volatility fear rising but options-market panic easing — creates a clean mean-reversion trade Lucas calls the VIX-VVIX wedge. They walk through the entry criteria, the risk management rule (stop if the VIX breaks 20), and why Friday's Kashkari rate-hike comment is a catalyst worth watching. No theory — just the three-number check they run before taking the trade.