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
+0.23
hit rate
40%
mean α
+0.06%
signals 14d
84

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: 40% hit rate, +0.06% mean alpha, trader score +0.23. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved +0.8% since posting (mean over 12 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-08-28·@options_insight·Explains using put-call parity and the liquid mirror option to value illiquid deep-ITM options.·
2026-08-28·@options_insight·Argues protective puts are costly and worthwhile mainly for investors prepared to monetize volatility spikes.·
2026-08-28·@options_insight·Warns outright puts can lose despite correct direction when implied volatility and time decay fall against them.·
2026-08-28·@options_insight·Argues cross-index protective puts should be compared by delta rather than percentage moneyness.·
2026-08-27·@options_insight·Author highlights the AI-crypto intersection as an important investment theme.·
2026-08-27·@options_insight·Framework argues earnings direction is near-random, while asymmetric option structures can create positive expectancy.·
2026-08-27NVDA@options_insight+0.75Author says crowded calls raise the hurdle for earnings reactions but concludes NVDA smashed expectations again.-4.6%
2026-08-27VIX@options_insight+0.35Forecasts VIX spot rising toward October futures and quantifies election premium at 1–1.5 volatility points.·
2026-08-27·@options_insight·Endorses using convex options exposure as a hedge because large moves were underpriced.·
2026-08-27NVDA@options_insight+0.55Says Jensen Huang saved the day on the conference call, expressing a positive NVIDIA reaction.-4.6%
2026-08-26·@options_insight·Explains why post-event dealer hedging differs between indices and call-heavy single stocks.·
2026-08-26VIX@options_insight+0.70Add long VIX exposure for October and November using a covered-call ladder. — Advocates a delta-heavy covered-call ladder for long VIX exposure into October and November.·
2026-08-26·@options_insight·Added downside hedges after the market rally. — Author states that downside hedges were newly added after a sharp rally.·
2026-08-26·@options_insight·Identifies biotech volatility as mispriced, with realized vol near 38 versus implied vol around 23.·
2026-08-26NVDA@options_insight+0.15Explains Nvidia's bullish skew and conditional dealer buying or vanna selling after earnings.+3.8%

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.