Kill me but How do I short Vol?

Discussion in 'Options' started by klattermusen, Dec 9, 2020.

  1. Perhaps you can listen to this podcast.
    This dude trades uvxy and volq

    https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/opt...ef-investment-officer-of-hercules-investments
     
    #21     Dec 11, 2020
  2. How do you assess the volatilty on a single stock; say TSLA - where would you look to see that the vol on TSLA options were high or low - specifically the options I mean..thank you
     
    #22     Dec 12, 2020
  3. ValeryN

    ValeryN

    You are looking for IV (Implied Volatility). Most brokers have it and you can literally put it on a chart as an extra panel. Try to look at historical volatility and implied volatility together.

    IV will spike when market is in uncertainty or fear. For individual stocks - often driven by closeness to earnings, as big moves are anticipated.

    PS. IV is one of the very few things that matters. Unlike myriad of technical indicators people keep chasing.

    Val
     
    #23     Dec 12, 2020
  4. Girija

    Girija

    Tsla iv is 100.0 its one year moving avg is 82
     
    #24     Dec 12, 2020