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@ZeeContrarian1 Avatar @ZeeContrarian1 Zee C O N T R A R I A N

A trader is discussing volatility and VIX options, sharing their strategy of buying and shorting VIX calls. They plan to post profit/loss updates every Friday to track performance. The trader emphasizes discipline and patience when trading VIX options, having learned from XX years of experience.

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Social category influence finance #3142 stocks celebrities exchanges cryptocurrencies social networks

Social topic influence vix #18, $vix #5, $zim #8, money, $vvix #2, nov #122, $vxx #3, $uvxy #3, $svix #1, positions #182

Top assets mentioned Vixco (VIX) ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) Goldman Sachs (GS) Archer Aviation Inc. (ACHR) Kenvue Inc. (KVUE) SPX6900 (SPX) Confluent, Inc. Class A Common Stock (CFLT) tritcoin (TRIT)

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"Today $ZIM s short interest is 20%. You might think all this smart money knows what its doing but remember on November XX 2023 before $ZIM went on a XXX% run in XX months short interest was XX% of the float and not a single analyst had a buy rating. Patience"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-02T11:43Z 30.7K followers, 19.1K engagements

"$ZIM In Nov 2023 JPMorgan downgraded the stock with a 12-month price target of $XXXX. XX months later (Nov 2024) $ZIM was trading at $XX and had paid $4.8/share in dividends a total return of 311%"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-01T13:06Z 30.7K followers, 15.4K engagements

"Its true but buying something expensive over time is not a winning game. If you keep buying $VIX options hoping to one day catch a $VIX XX or XX I can already tell you thats a losing strategy. You wont make money doing that. It could take a year before you see VIX XX again and by then youll have spent far more on option premiums than youll ever make back. Theres a reason Nassim Taleb writes books instead of managing a hedge fund"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-05T14:29Z 30.7K followers, 5236 engagements

"You told yourself I dont have to deal with this. Ill just walk away. You could even feel it physically that tightening in the center of your chest that contraction that says no more pain"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-12T16:39Z 30.6K followers, XXX engagements

"The logic is simple. The S&P is near one of its longest streaks without a X% correction. Volatility has been low and were entering a lower interest rate environment. If you told me all that Id expect the $VIX to be around 1415. Yet the front-month future is trading around $XX. Thats high Unless we get a mini black-swan event the $VIX should come down. A high $VIX means investors are hedged. When investors are hedged theyre less likely to dump equities during a pullback. That limits downside. So logically the markets path of least resistance is up or sideways not sharply down. If youre"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-04T17:13Z 30.7K followers, 11.8K engagements

"The S&P rose five days in a row and so did the $VIX. That almost never happens. It tells me the market is now well-hedged. Investors are cautious not euphoric. With the $VIX near XX fear is priced in. A small pullback maybe but a big selloff looks unlikely"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-04T15:03Z 30.7K followers, 47.9K engagements

"Shorting $VIX (via $VXX or $UVXY) here Are you crazy If thats the first thing that crossed your mind congratulations youre clueless. While its true the $VIX index is low at XXXX and if you could buy it at that price you should have but you cant because thats the index and youre not actually shorting that number. By shorting $VXX or $UVXY or going long $SVIX youre effectively shorting roughly XX% of the first future (15.8) and XX% of the second future (18.4) while gravity is pulling them daily towards spot $VIX which is at XXXX. Mathematically and logically is it smart Obviously. I dont know"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-08-13T09:14Z 30.7K followers, 109.5K engagements

"$VIX $VXX $UVXY $SVIX - What To Do Now As a general rule: when contango is high I hold a lot of short volatility positions. When contango is low like now I dont. At the moment Im mostly volatility-neutral meaning I profit if volatility stays within a certain range. When the $VVIX is high like now (above 110) I like to use $VIX ratio spreads. But since these trades can be risky for the average trader and because I might not be around to tell you when to get out I prefer not to write about them anymore. Ive shared plenty about them in the past so anyone interested can look back and read those"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-14T06:35Z 30.7K followers, 31K engagements

"Were in the sowing stage: companies are spending billions on AI infrastructure without seeing returns-yet the Nasdaq is already up 19%. Ask yourself what happens in the reaping phase when they start harvesting rewards I see $QQQ compounding XX% annually over the next decade"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-03T06:42Z 30.6K followers, 44.1K engagements

"Biotech Corner - $KVUE Recommendation: start buying the dip. Donald Trump never studied medicine but that hasnt stopped him from dishing out bizarre health advice. Remember back in 2020 when he mused about injecting disinfectant to kill Covid The makers of Dettol and Lysol had to rush out statements telling people not to try it. This week the self-described genius turned his attention to prenatal care. Taking Tylenol is uhhh not good he said Monday with characteristic precision. Standing beside him was his health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the same man who admitted to Congress earlier"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-09-29T10:11Z 30.7K followers, 39.5K engagements

"Why you should never buy $VIX options unless you know the future: In the past month $VIX is up 35%. Youd think $VIX November calls made a killing. Not really. Because spot $VIX was low and futures were high the options priced off futures barely moved. The Nov XX calls are up just about XX% even with perfect timing. Even if you nailed the direction you made almost nothing. If $VIX had stayed flat youd have lost more. Buying $VIX options only pays if the system cracks for example an all out trade war with China"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-15T20:56Z 30.7K followers, 20.3K engagements

"The heart is a chakra a center of energy thats meant to stay open and flowing. But every time something reminded you of an old wound you closed it a little more"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-12T16:39Z 30.6K followers, XXX engagements

"$VIX & Trump After Friday its clear were going to see a Trump premium in volatility throughout his presidency. Its hard to imagine the $VIX sitting at XX or XX no matter how low market volatility is when you have a president who can move markets with a single statement. Even in calm periods I expect the average $VIX to remain elevated compared to historical norms"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-13T11:52Z 30.7K followers, 24K engagements

"Warning: High $VVIX & Flat $VIX Term Structure. Many short-term warning signs in this bull market-a flattening $VIX futures curve means fear is building. Also watch $SPX gamma: when dealers are long gamma they pin the market; when they flip short $VVIX spikes often precede big moves. Liquidity is also drying up in ETF options like $TQQQ-spreads are among the widest this year. Another sign of caution"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-15T18:20Z 30.7K followers, 37K engagements

"Dont bother me weekly about $ZIM or any of my picks. I dont guarantee returns and I wont take credit for a single dollar you make. This is between you and yourself: if you make money thank yourself; if you lose blame yourself. My research should only serve as a starting point for your own due diligence. You must decide if its a good investment and take full responsibility for your decision"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-02T11:45Z 30.7K followers, 10.9K engagements

"Goldman Sachs just reinforced what Ive been saying for the past month: The continued divergence between equity implied volatility vs. realized volatility is at one of the most pronounced differences weve seen on record. This means the markets been calm but traders are paying up for protection as if chaos is around the corner. Unless that chaos actually shows up its an expensive bet. Basically options are expensive- so mathematically it makes more sense to sell options create $VIX ratio spreads or short volatility rather than buy them"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-05T14:12Z 30.7K followers, 124.6K engagements

"$CFLT Buyout I had a call with a friend whos one of the most successful tech investors I know and he really likes the odds on Confluent ( $CFLT ). He sees a high probability of a buyout and according to recent reports multiple suitors are already circling. While its hard to gauge Confluents long-term role in an AI-driven world he believes its a high-quality asset that will ultimately get acquired. He expects a takeout between $XX and $XX with anything above $XX being a stretch. The stock currently trades around $XX after a strong rally on the rumors. There are several notable hedge funds that"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-10T07:41Z 30.7K followers, 17.6K engagements

"Markets dont peak because of valuations. They never have and they never will. Take the dot-com bubble: it burst when liquidity dried up profitless companies ran out of cash and sentiment collapsed. Valuations were just the excuse after the fact"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-09-30T15:59Z 30.7K followers, 92.6K engagements

"You can see a persons nature in his eyes his face the way he carries himself the soul always shows. Ive called out frauds before: $TRIT $NKLA and others. Now Im adding $ACHR. I have a feeling this wont end well. Save this post"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-08-30T20:40Z 30.6K followers, 35.7K engagements

"@zerohedge Howard Marks might be my favorite deep thinker on Wall Street. I often echo what he says: valuations by themselves dont really matter when youre buying or selling stocks. What matters is where we are in the cycle and how investors are behaving"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-14T06:39Z 30.7K followers, 2488 engagements

"@TheTehTrader $ZIM can potentially give you XX% dividends in the next couple of years. So I prefer to hold the stock"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-10T09:30Z 30.7K followers, 1556 engagements

"$ACHR & $NKLA Same same but different. A truck with wings. Bullshit layered over bullshit. The CEOs of Nikola and Archer Aviation are cut from the same cloth of hype and deception its obvious. Im not saying how high it can go in this market craze Nikola went to $XXX before crashing below $X. But mark my words: Archer will trade below $X. It will never work"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-08T13:12Z 30.7K followers, 25.2K engagements

"Big move in $VIX and $VVIX today. This kind of volatility doesnt settle in a few days so I dont see the market roaring back next week. High vol is good for selling short-dated calls next Fridays expiries on indecis look interesting"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-10T16:38Z 30.7K followers, 33K engagements

"$TQQQ ratio spreads have been by far my best money-makers this year. Theyre simple to implement offer a big margin of safety and fit well with the current market dynamics-slow steady moves. Out of XX positions only two hit the stop loss. Example below stop loss -XXX. Use limit orders"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-10T09:38Z 30.7K followers, 26.2K engagements

"The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the wisest. And The first to let go is the happiest"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-09T06:25Z 30.7K followers, 15.7K engagements

"The markets up X% in the past month while $VIX stays flat a rare occurrence. Distrust in this rally is evident hedging demand remains high. And markets have a tendency to rally on skepticism"
X Link @ZeeContrarian1 2025-10-03T08:20Z 30.7K followers, 16.5K engagements