The Return of Volatility

In this episode of the OPEX Effect podcast, Brent Kochuba and Jack Forehand discuss the current market turmoil and its potential impact on options flows. They analyze how the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East, coupled with rate volatility and the upcoming U.S. elections, is causing a shift in the market environment from a period of volatility suppression to one of increased volatility. The hosts examine various indicators, such as correlation, dispersion, and the VIX, to highlight the unwinding of previous market flows and the potential for a new volatility regime. They also discuss the implications of the VIX expiration occurring before the equity options expiration and how this could impact the market in the coming week. DOWNLOAD THE SLIDE DECK ⁠⁠https://excessreturnspod.com/opexeffectapril2024.pd⁠f⁠ MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPOTGAMMA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spotgamma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW BRENT ON TWITTER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/spotgamma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW JACK ON TWITTER ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/practicalquant⁠