Author

@options_insight options_insight

Vol-surface trader who reads dealer gamma and skew to time structured options trades

Trades and teaches options/volatility, expressing regime vie

trader score
+0.98
hit rate
60%
mean α
+0.31%
signals 14d
19

Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.

Their picks, scored

Across their last 20 scored bets: 60% hit rate, +0.31% mean alpha, trader score +0.98. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -0.3% since posting (mean over 12 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-10-16NVDA@options_insight-0.55Put skew and volatility rose as NVDA fell; no buy signal is present.-1.5%
2026-10-16CAT@options_insight-0.70CAT breaks below the 750 put wall with options signals implying further downside.-6.0%
2026-10-16META@options_insight+0.00Questions a roughly 5% implied earnings move and mentions a possible straddle rental.-9.4%
2026-10-16VIX@options_insight-0.30Reports closing a VIX long on the prior day's spike.·
2026-10-15MSFT@options_insight-0.55A 550 call wall and large gamma are expected to cap MSFT before earnings.-2.8%
2026-10-15·@options_insight·Says options provide short-term resistance, but the instrument is omitted.·
2026-10-14EWZ@options_insight+0.05Compares EWZ implied and realized volatility and identifies runoff event premium.-0.0%
2026-10-14URA@options_insight+0.20Notes cheap calls may interest long-term bulls but warns the retail flush may be incomplete.-4.0%
2026-10-14VIX@options_insight-0.50Says dealer gamma and earnings dispersion argue against loading up on VIX yet.·
2026-10-14WMT@options_insight+0.70Long WMT call spreads versus short COST call spreads. — Proposes a defined relative-value options trade favoring WMT over COST.+3.2%
2026-10-14COST@options_insight-0.60Long WMT call spreads versus short COST call spreads. — Proposes a defined relative-value options trade favoring WMT over COST.+2.2%
2026-10-14SPY@options_insight+0.05Compares low realized volatility with higher implied volatility and reports strong positive short-gamma carry.-1.3%
2026-10-14IEF@options_insight+0.05Compares low realized volatility with higher implied volatility and reports strong positive short-gamma carry.+1.5%
2026-10-06·@options_insight·Endorses an unidentified asset reaching 8,000 by mid-to-late October.·
2026-10-05QQQ@options_insight+0.30Observes softer QQQ volatility at new highs and expects upside calls to retain value if the rally continues.-6.9%

Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.