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If trading has felt unusually difficult lately, you’re not imagining it…
Summer liquidity has dried up, the VIX is dead, and some options chains are showing absolutely brutal bid-ask spreads. I’m talking 10%, 20% and even wider in places — enough to put you down on a trade immediately even when the stock hasn’t moved.
And with the S&P 500 essentially sitting at the same level it was nearly a week ago, there just hasn’t been much momentum to work with.
Here’s what we’ll cover in today’s video:
💰 Why market makers are cleaning up in these conditions
📉 What ultra-wide bid-ask spreads are doing to options traders
🏖️ Why the summer slowdown is making liquidity even worse
😴 How a dead VIX and sideways indexes are crushing opportunity
🔥 What needs to change before trading starts getting fun again
👀 Plus, the handful of names still showing enough action to get my attention
This isn’t going to last forever. But until volatility and liquidity come back, you need to understand exactly what you’re trading against.
Watch the video above to see what these options chains look like in real time — and where I’m still finding opportunities.
Order Flow:
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.
When you look at these plays, always take the market maker move into consideration.
You can be right on the direction but still lose money if the stock doesn’t move enough. That’s where the market maker move comes in clutch.
With puts, they’re often downside hedges in case a stock tanks, especially around earnings. The further out of the money they are, the more likely they are to be hedges.
Also be sure and check when the company’s earnings date is because many of the plays we post here are centered around earnings!
If a stock is really expensive, consider a spread to lower the cost.
And finally, always remember the golden rule when it comes to buying calls: Buy dips, sell rips — and don’t chase!
If a stock’s moved a ton already today, maybe wait for a pullback.
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).
The team at Lance Ippolito Trading
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
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