I think you may be able to squeeze a bit more, complacency is literally ruling the market now. Seems every bit of fear is completely gone and a vix below 18 is doable probably by mid June and then a slow grind lower to 15 by early summer. ... Fear has left the market entirely....seems like we won't see any fun crazy point swings like we did just some weeks back.
Maybe but shorting VIX below 20 is asking for troubles. Well I understand that @IV_Trader isn't emitting a buy signal but rather asking if we've been aware and trading SVOL. I wasn't aware. Thanks for sharing.
I started at 20 but then added all the way down to 14 when with VIX hit 50+. At the same time, vols touched 60 and I was aggressively selling CC. Vols came back to teens few days ago. So a double whammy
You can make 2x 3x your money shorting UVIX!! Every time it surges it's free money to the downside. I sold naked calls, bought 1 back on Monday, still holding 1, will buy it back in a week or 2.
how often this (huge VIX spike) happens? In the meantime, you have no position, right? I am still holding SVOL shares and hoping to make $$$ (via divvies + CC) even when VIX is steady. Will start adding more again if VIX hits 30.
I am long VIX JUNE 17 25' 20 (@ 1.95) but we might print 15 (or even 10) who knows. Might consider selling volatility (VIX) above 25 (future). I am not in a hurry. I know it will print (one day) Thanks for pointing this out.