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@options_insight ". Vol is dirt cheap in $TLT and I think thats a trap. Everyones betting inflation is dead but if it ticks up this week we may get a needed shake-up. In my Trade of the Week video Im structuring a long-vol play that benefits if yields pop and still holds up if they dont. Owning vol in bonds is GOOD VALUE In my video you'll see: - how I analyze the metrics that matter - how I pick strikes when vol looks too calm - how I hedge the downside risk 👇 Get the full breakdown + my free resources to trade like a pro. All this info is usually priced at $XXXXXX but going out for FREE. To Recap you get:"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-21T12:00Z 23.4K followers, 11.7K engagements

"If this chart from GS is correct it will exacerbate the melt up on good Tech earnings. Over $10Bn short gamma on the upside damn"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-28T11:22Z 23.4K followers, 2601 engagements

"2 GAMMA = ACCELERATION Gamma measures how fast your Delta (speed) changes. High Gamma near expiry/ATM = pedal to the metal. Tiny move Delta jumps speed surges. Deep ITM/OTM = low Gamma smooth ride speed barely changes. Gamma = How quickly do I pick up speed"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-31T14:27Z 23.4K followers, 1658 engagements

"3 THETA = FUEL BURN Theta is time decay. Every day you hold value leaks like gas burning. Long options Negative Theta youre bleeding fuel. You can't have acceleration (GAMMA) without burning some fuel (THETA) they go hand in hand. Theta: How much does sitting still cost me"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-31T14:27Z 23.4K followers, 1571 engagements

"4 VEGA = SENSITIVITY TO EXPECTED MOVES First: Implied Volatility (IV) = markets guess at future stock moves. High IV options are worth more (fat premiums). Think of IV as fuel unit price. Same horsepower (Gamma) can cost $1/gal on a boring utility or $10/gal on a meme tech stock"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-31T14:27Z 23.4K followers, 1409 engagements

"Low vol stock is like a tractor. High vol stock is like a rocket. Tractor stock (low IV) cheap fuel low Theta bleed Rocket stock (high IV) rocket fuel brutal Theta bleed Market charges you for expected chaos. More expected movement = pricier premium = faster decay"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-31T14:27Z 23.4K followers, 1345 engagements

"What if the tractor suddenly sprouts wings 🚜🚀 Your option becomes worth a lot more money but the cost of running the engine (THETA) also goes up. For example when MicroStrategy started buying BTC in 2020 Was: sleepy software low IV cheap fuel. Became: Bitcoin treasury vol exploded fuel price mooned. Options repriced - VEGA PNL"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-31T14:27Z 23.4K followers, 1268 engagements

"@Ksidiii The beauty with 0dte is that you dont get stuck with illiquid risk for months. Purest form of options trading where you live and die by the realised everyday. Doesnt surprise me that prop desks are all over it. Return on capital available is insane"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T13:13Z 23.4K followers, XXX engagements

"This volatility dashboard allows me to easily see what looks stretch on our strategy compass from both a spot and vol perspective. It highlights where skew sits on a z-score basis and we monitor any major movements as they can often signal a reversal. The term structure chart clearly show that all commodity curves are inverted (priced more more near term volatility) and Bonds in steep contango (priced for calm). This is also reflected in the carry chart which shows how things have been moving relative to their implied vols. Key takeaway: Bond volatility (TLT) is at the lows but it doesn't"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-27T14:33Z 23.4K followers, 2725 engagements

"@AndreasSteno So was that due to amazing stock selection and asset allocation or did you have some options hedges on"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T22:35Z 23.4K followers, XXX engagements

"Woke up to $GOOG ripping +5% on monster earnings$102B revenue Cloud backlog exploding to $155B. but your Nov 7th XXX calls STUCK in the mud. Flat as a pancake. 😩 Nailed the direction Sure. But vol crushed 20+ points overnight turning a "win" into a P&L snoozefest. This is why XX% of us get wrecked in earnings seasonchasing delta while ignoring the implied vol beast. Quick fix: Layer in vega protection. Use calendars or flys instead of outright options. I talk about the importance of this other dimension (VEGA) on the Macro Dirt pod with @TgMacro and @dailydirtnap below. Understanding the"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-30T14:11Z 23.4K followers, 7960 engagements

"Some people get frightened by Options Greeks. So I'm going to explain them with a 🚗 car analogy. Lets break down how options move like driving. Thread 🧵 👇"
X Link @options_insight 2025-10-31T14:27Z 23.4K followers, 19.9K engagements

"@icrypto_Mom @TSLA This compass just covers US sub sectors. I think BTC could tag 100k but probably has a nice bounce off there"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T16:01Z 23.4K followers, XXX engagements

"I saw a reddit post about dispersion today written by a quant. It was pretty good but I feel like the target audience was vol professionals and most people wouldn't have a clue what he was on about. So here goes.the Options Insight explanation of the famous Dispersion Trade explained in plain English. Let's imagine the stock market is a choir🧵"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T20:18Z 23.4K followers, 20.8K engagements

"2/ If every singer hits the same note perfectly the choir sounds loud and clear the SPX moves a lot. If everyone sings their own tune the choir sounds softer even if each singer is loud SPX goes nowhere. Perfect sync = high correlation Everyone doing their own thing = low correlation/high dispersion"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T20:18Z 23.4K followers, XXX engagements

"3/ Volatility = How loud A single stock can swing wildly (loud singer) But the index usually moves less than the average stock Why The wild moves cancel each other out. This gap is where dispersion lives and is due to diversification of the stocks that make up the index. A more diversified index (with many different types of stock from different industry sectors) will generally have more dispersion and lower correlation"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T20:18Z 23.4K followers, XXX engagements

"8/ The risks Index volatility could squeeze hard in a macro shock that forces these players to cut risk. Especially if the market sells off together like 2020 (COVID). If correlation gets too low then it may suck in too many players at abnormally levels (greed) making a disorderly unwind more likely. People may get overly confident and oversell the index volatility to be THETA neutral (pay no time decay) which would make them NET short vol and tail risk. After all September 2025 was the most "dispersed" month in around XX years"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T20:19Z 23.4K followers, XXX engagements

"9/ Key insight: Correlation isnt random Market up stocks move together less Market down everyone panics together Dispersion loves calm rising markets. This is generally the case but in the recent AI run up it has started to feel different as all the large Tech stocks rally together. This partly explains why index volatility has held up better in the recent bull market"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-03T20:19Z 23.4K followers, XXX engagements

"@LukeGromen People love to moan about every squiggle in markets. Big picture is unchanged. Liquidity is coming sooner or later they have implicitly raised the inflation target (although wont admit it) and dips are to be bought in stocks gold and Bitcoin"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-04T18:38Z 23.4K followers, 4175 engagements

"$META was the worst of the Mag7 on earnings and has continued to slide since then. Apart from just tracking what price is doing we like to see what fixed strike vol and skew are telling us to get the whole picture. These are key option market barometers to get a sense for what options players are doing. The lack of bid in vol and the fact that skew has stayed pretty neutral and not moved towards a put premium suggests the options market sees this as a dip to buy. Sure it could go lower to XXX (massive support zone) in the near term but a year end target back towards XXX or higher makes sense"
X Link @options_insight 2025-11-05T11:46Z 23.4K followers, 3186 engagements