>>>DON’T MISS SANTAMANIA — LIVE AT 3 PM ET TODAY, DEC. 18!<<<
Traders, grab your coffee or hot cocoa and gather ’round the fire under the tree because story time is back — and so is the legendary 50-Cent VIX Trader. No, not the rapper, but the mystery trader who just made a massive bet on volatility to rise significantly.
This time, they’re targeting the February monthly expiration with a VIX call spread, risking $5.1 million for a potential $300 million windfall.
If history is any guide, when this trader shows up, Wall Street pays attention — and volatility tends to follow.
Here’s what went down and what you need to know:
📈 The Trade — A 10,000-lot bull call spread.
💰 Max Risk — $5.1 million loss if the VIX stays under 30.
🚀 Max Reward — $300 million win if the VIX spikes above 60 — but they’ll likely close early.
🧨 Why It Matters — VIX spikes can mean big downside moves in the stock market.
If the market breaks, this could be the play of the year. Let me know — are you hedging?
Check out my video up top, and don’t miss Santamania at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday!
Order Flow:
Order flow outside of the usual names like Tesla, Nvidia, Broadcom, etc. has slowed today ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC rate cut announcement. We did see another order in D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), one of the quantum computing stocks we’ve been banging the drum about of late.
And it’s a sizable order, over $350K in the December monthly expiration $9 strike calls with shares trading above $8.50 this morning and $7.50 this afternoon.
Traders are also still slamming Quantum Computing (QUBT), which was up nearly 60% at 11 a.m. ET. This stock is now up nearly 500% the past month, and 125% the past week.
Surely it has to come down at some point…
We also saw another order in GameStop (GME) in Dec. 27 $31 calls — Penny Options Dashboard members just had the chance to score this win this morning on the open…
And shares are still ripping today even with the market being pretty bleh…
*This is for informational and educational purposes only. These are not official alerts issued by Lance, but rather some interesting orders picked by the team at Lance Ippolito Trading.
There is inherent risk in trading. Trade at your own risk.
Note: If no date is listed after the month, it’s the monthly expiration (third Friday).
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
BREAKING NEWS: TSLA Hits All-Time Highs!
With Tesla showing up in headlines like this…
I won’t be surprised if it skyrockets higher – even though it has been up by over 100% in the last three months alone…
Now, if you currently own Tesla stock, that’s a pretty good return, but with a Tesla-oriented strategy, we’ve been able to target even more!
So far in 2024, we’ve gone 35-10, a winning percentage of 77.8%!
Obviously, not every trade will be a winner… but with how much Tesla has maintained its upward momentum for the past few months…
So, if you’d like to get the complete details on how I’m targeting the next trade, plus how you can do it right in your brokerage account…
All you need to do is check this Tesla briefing out…
The profits and performance shown are not typical, we make no future earnings claims and you may lose money. From 7/20/2023 – 12/16/24, on live issued trades, the win rate is 75.4.3% and the average return is 29.08% (including winners and losers) over a 4-day hold time.
