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If you missed the memory-chip rocket, the vol is now paying you to get a second shot… Parabolic memory names pulled back to Fib; sell cash-covered puts if you're happy to be delivered stock lower down. High vol = fat premium, get paid to wait, assigned into the name you wanted before earnings.

If you missed the memory-chip rocket, the vol is now paying you to get a second shot… Parabolic memory names pulled back to Fib; sell cash-covered puts if you're happy to be delivered stock lower down. High vol = fat premium, get paid to wait, assigned into the name you wanted before earnings.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

48,461 views • 29 days ago

I’ve spent 20+ years trading options. But the hardest battles weren’t against the market — they were inside me. That’s why I started The Healed Trader Podcast. The Healed Trader Now with its own YouTube channel and available on Spotify. It’s raw, real, and might help you beyond the markets. Subscribe in my bio link

I’ve spent 20+ years trading options. But the hardest battles weren’t against the market — they were inside me. That’s why I started The Healed Trader Podcast. The Healed Trader Now with its own YouTube channel and available on Spotify. It’s raw, real, and might help you beyond the markets. Subscribe in my bio link

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

397,048 views • 11 months ago

I will keep this available for 24 hours (FREE) My Earnings Options Protocol — a 20-minute video that shows you how I trade earnings like a PRO... Inside you’ll learn: - How to read implied moves vs past earnings reactions. - Spot overpriced vol & where it’s likely to reset. - Use skew & open interest to find “sticky” zones. - When to use unbalanced flies, OTM calendars, or iron condors. Want it? Reply “EARNINGS” + retweet, and I’ll DM you the link (must follow so I can message you). ⏳ Available FREE for 24 hours only.

I will keep this available for 24 hours (FREE) My Earnings Options Protocol — a 20-minute video that shows you how I trade earnings like a PRO... Inside you’ll learn: - How to read implied moves vs past earnings reactions. - Spot overpriced vol & where it’s likely to reset. - Use skew & open interest to find “sticky” zones. - When to use unbalanced flies, OTM calendars, or iron condors. Want it? Reply “EARNINGS” + retweet, and I’ll DM you the link (must follow so I can message you). ⏳ Available FREE for 24 hours only.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

286,488 views • 11 months ago

For a precious metals buyer, gold vol popping and the put skew going vertical isn't a warning sign. If anything it's the best setup you'll get. Gold vol is up around the 80th percentile, and the put skew is about as steep as I can remember. The market is paying a fat premium for downside protection in gold. If you're nervous, that looks like a reason to stay away. If you actually want to own gold lower down, it's the opposite. Steep put skew plus high vol means the puts you'd be selling are richly priced. So selling cash-covered puts at a level you'd happily buy gold anyway has rarely looked this attractive.

For a precious metals buyer, gold vol popping and the put skew going vertical isn't a warning sign. If anything it's the best setup you'll get. Gold vol is up around the 80th percentile, and the put skew is about as steep as I can remember. The market is paying a fat premium for downside protection in gold. If you're nervous, that looks like a reason to stay away. If you actually want to own gold lower down, it's the opposite. Steep put skew plus high vol means the puts you'd be selling are richly priced. So selling cash-covered puts at a level you'd happily buy gold anyway has rarely looked this attractive.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

41,204 views • 1 month ago

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It's taken me a few months to get there but it's finally complete. The ULTIMATE OPTIONS COURSE - A comprehensive education in options covering the Basics, Greeks, Strategies, Intuition, VIX trading, Portfolio Hedging, Trade adjustments and much much more. My 20+ years of experience and knowledge packed into over 60 video lessons and 13 hours explaining the key concepts and showcasing the tools and analytics we use to make more informed trading decisions which will transform your options trading forever. We normally do a Live Members Call on Fridays at 8.30am ET but I'm opening up this week's call to everyone. We will be going over what the new course covers and i'll answer any questions that people have about it. You can join tomorrow's call using the link in my Bio.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

244,077 views • 1 year ago

This rally is being driven by forced buying. Hedgies were short. CTAs are being forced back in. It’s not people buying because they want to. It’s buying because they’re forced to. If the news flow deteriorates, the same people will have to sell it again. So the question is what happens when the flow stops. You’re not only trading market direction but instead this is more trading positioning. This is not where you want to be short gamma. I see it as: Deal gets done: market keeps ripping. Deal fails: market sells off. Supportive flows are fading. Event risk is rising. Do I want to be running short gamma into the weekend with Monday's straddle priced at less than 1%. Probably not. This is exposure to uncertainty, not a view.

This rally is being driven by forced buying. Hedgies were short. CTAs are being forced back in. It’s not people buying because they want to. It’s buying because they’re forced to. If the news flow deteriorates, the same people will have to sell it again. So the question is what happens when the flow stops. You’re not only trading market direction but instead this is more trading positioning. This is not where you want to be short gamma. I see it as: Deal gets done: market keeps ripping. Deal fails: market sells off. Supportive flows are fading. Event risk is rising. Do I want to be running short gamma into the weekend with Monday's straddle priced at less than 1%. Probably not. This is exposure to uncertainty, not a view.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

54,357 views • 3 months ago

IBM has smashed through its put wall on the downside and that put wall hasn’t rolled lower. So what that means is the options landscape is not shifting down with the price. That’s important. Normally if there was going to be continuation to the downside you would expect this put wall to roll lower to lower levels because people who have bought puts that have gone in the money are going to monetise them and then roll them down to even lower strikes because they think there’s more downside in the stock. When the stock is getting hit but the options landscape isn’t shifting with it, you have to ask whether the structure is changing even if price hasn’t. So the fact that the put wall was holding is somewhat supportive. That’s not really enough for me though. That’s where most people get this wrong: they focus on the move, not the positioning. If you’re chasing the move instead of understanding the "under-the-hood" vol dynamics, you’re missing a key part of the puzzle. Comment “IBM” and I’ll send the full trade idea.

IBM has smashed through its put wall on the downside and that put wall hasn’t rolled lower. So what that means is the options landscape is not shifting down with the price. That’s important. Normally if there was going to be continuation to the downside you would expect this put wall to roll lower to lower levels because people who have bought puts that have gone in the money are going to monetise them and then roll them down to even lower strikes because they think there’s more downside in the stock. When the stock is getting hit but the options landscape isn’t shifting with it, you have to ask whether the structure is changing even if price hasn’t. So the fact that the put wall was holding is somewhat supportive. That’s not really enough for me though. That’s where most people get this wrong: they focus on the move, not the positioning. If you’re chasing the move instead of understanding the "under-the-hood" vol dynamics, you’re missing a key part of the puzzle. Comment “IBM” and I’ll send the full trade idea.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

56,800 views • 5 months ago

$NVDA is going to crush earnings. Everyone knows this. That's the problem. None of us are going to be surprised by good numbers. The question isn't whether they beat. It's the second derivative. How much is already priced. How many people already hold the stock. Semis have outperformed software. The stock has been rallying into the print. Ownership is crowded. And option players aren't piling into calls ahead of the report. That part matters. When there's no aggressive call buying into an earnings event on one of the most liquid names in the world, it tells you something about where risk appetite actually sits. Look at the rest of the Mag 7. Most reported well. Market had a knee-jerk higher. Then faded. Same setup here. Mean reversion after the dust settles looks sensible — even if the numbers are quite good. One caveat: If everyone de-risks before the report, the crowded-ownership thesis weakens. Structure over conviction. Always.

$NVDA is going to crush earnings. Everyone knows this. That's the problem. None of us are going to be surprised by good numbers. The question isn't whether they beat. It's the second derivative. How much is already priced. How many people already hold the stock. Semis have outperformed software. The stock has been rallying into the print. Ownership is crowded. And option players aren't piling into calls ahead of the report. That part matters. When there's no aggressive call buying into an earnings event on one of the most liquid names in the world, it tells you something about where risk appetite actually sits. Look at the rest of the Mag 7. Most reported well. Market had a knee-jerk higher. Then faded. Same setup here. Mean reversion after the dust settles looks sensible — even if the numbers are quite good. One caveat: If everyone de-risks before the report, the crowded-ownership thesis weakens. Structure over conviction. Always.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

33,017 views • 5 months ago

Fantastic episode this week on CRYPTO OPTIONS UNPLUGGED with both Raoul Pal and Michaël van de Poppe in the studio with myself and David Brickell. As always, full episode link in Bio. Thanks to our sponsor Deribit for making it happen! Some highlights... Raoul gives his views on "the millennial struggle" and why so many people are being attracted into crypto.

Fantastic episode this week on CRYPTO OPTIONS UNPLUGGED with both Raoul Pal and Michaël van de Poppe in the studio with myself and David Brickell. As always, full episode link in Bio. Thanks to our sponsor Deribit for making it happen! Some highlights... Raoul gives his views on "the millennial struggle" and why so many people are being attracted into crypto.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

81,831 views • 1 year ago

RANT ALERT! Here is a clip from my weekly update to subs talking about why the fixed strike surface moves on SPX clearly indicate the market maker community is back to long gamma positioning on the latest rally in markets. Using common sense and tracking the price action in implied vol are key components to deciphering the true positioning landscape in a market with so many moving parts.

RANT ALERT! Here is a clip from my weekly update to subs talking about why the fixed strike surface moves on SPX clearly indicate the market maker community is back to long gamma positioning on the latest rally in markets. Using common sense and tracking the price action in implied vol are key components to deciphering the true positioning landscape in a market with so many moving parts.

Imran Lakha | Options Insight

22,534 views • 2 years ago

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