Right now joining us Chris Murphy, co-head of derivative strategy at Susuana. Chris, I really appreciate you coming on. Your notes always a must readad.It's really kind of weird because the VIX is sort of near multi-year lows. Individual option activity a little more dramatic. That seems to me like a disconnect.What are you seeing. Yeah, that's you know, hey Brian, it's a great point. It's just incredibly low correlation uh in the stock market rotating in and out of whether it's small cap into MAG 7 even ro ...

This has been the most volatile day in the past 3 months for the fund, the venture and my personal daytrading.Good stuff. We've basically been trading it correctly, but I can tell, it's hands-on in these days.Probably we ain't out of the woods yet, I think we'll sweep the lows some more on #Bitcoin and #Altcoins and could have 1-2 weeks of downwards momentum before we'll be going into up-only season. ...

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Group 1 - The dispersion trade has gained popularity among Wall Street hedge funds, with some investors now taking the opposite position [1][3] - The US equity market has shown low volatility since August, with the Cboe Volatility Index remaining below its long-term average of 20 since mid-June, despite significant individual stock price movements [2][3] - Hedge funds are increasing bets on calm in the broader equity market while expecting wider swings in individual stocks, but the trade has become "extremely crowded" [3][4] Group 2 - A hedge fund has decided to go against the prevailing trend by implementing a reverse dispersion trade, indicating a high level of implied volatility for single stocks compared to the index [4] - The current market conditions suggest a structural supply of volatility, which may have a depressing effect on options pricing [5] - Historical context shows that low volatility conditions can persist longer than expected, as evidenced by the 2018 Volmageddon episode [6] Group 3 - The calm in the index can be attributed to significant swings in individual stocks, where large price movements in opposite directions can neutralize their overall impact on the index [7] - The reverse strategy employed by the hedge fund carries risks, particularly from idiosyncratic loss exposure when individual stocks experience dramatic price spikes [8]

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said in a recent podcast interview that the market is currently in a consolidation phase, with early Bitcoin holders gradually cashing out while institutions are waiting to enter once volatility declines. Saylor predicted that over the next two decades, Bitcoin will continue to appreciate at an average annual rate of nearly 29%, driving the emergence of new credit and equity instruments. https://t.co/yiUA2SXBCp ...

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Core Viewpoint - With stock prices reaching record highs, there is a growing interest in hedging strategies to manage volatility, particularly as the cost of hedging remains low [1] Group 1 - Ron Albahary from Laird Norton is focusing on methods to hedge against market volatility [1]