How We’ve Traded This War So Far
In a trade alert last Thursday (June 12th), I included a volatility trade in case war broke out between Israel and Iran. That night, Israel bombed Iran. The next day, I exited those trades for gains of 53% and 159%, respectively.
- Call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Entered at a net debit of $0.17 on 6/12/2025; exited (half) at a net credit of $0.26 on 6/13/2025. Profit: 53%.
- Call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Entered at a net debit of $0.17 on 6/12/2025; exited (half) at a net credit of $0.44 on 6/13/2025. Profit: 159%.
In a post last Sunday (“A Game Plan For The Israel-Iran War”), I mentioned that if the market opened green on Monday, I would add hedges. On Monday (Trade Alert: Hedging), I mentioned three specific hedges:
An Oil Spike Hedge
In the event the war threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices will spike, as should shares of oil producers who get their oil from elsewhere. For our oil hedge, we’re going to buy call options on an oil E&P with solid fundamentals that gets all of its oil from the U.S. and the Caribbean.
A Volatility Hedge
For this one, we’re going to open another call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index.
A Nasdaq Hedge
For this one, we’re going to use the Portfolio Armor iPhone app to find the optimal put hedge to protect against a >10% drop …
Full story available on Benzinga.com
How We’ve Traded This War So Far
In a trade alert last Thursday (June 12th), I included a volatility trade in case war broke out between Israel and Iran. That night, Israel bombed Iran. The next day, I exited those trades for gains of 53% and 159%, respectively.
- Call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Entered at a net debit of $0.17 on 6/12/2025; exited (half) at a net credit of $0.26 on 6/13/2025. Profit: 53%.
- Call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Entered at a net debit of $0.17 on 6/12/2025; exited (half) at a net credit of $0.44 on 6/13/2025. Profit: 159%.
In a post last Sunday (“A Game Plan For The Israel-Iran War”), I mentioned that if the market opened green on Monday, I would add hedges. On Monday (Trade Alert: Hedging), I mentioned three specific hedges:
An Oil Spike Hedge
In the event the war threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices will spike, as should shares of oil producers who get their oil from elsewhere. For our oil hedge, we’re going to buy call options on an oil E&P with solid fundamentals that gets all of its oil from the U.S. and the Caribbean.
A Volatility Hedge
For this one, we’re going to open another call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index.
A Nasdaq Hedge
For this one, we’re going to use the Portfolio Armor iPhone app to find the optimal put hedge to protect against a >10% drop …
Full story available on Benzinga.com
A GBU-57 MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) “Bunker-Buster” bomb.
How We’ve Traded This War So Far
In a trade alert last Thursday (June 12th), I included a volatility trade in case war broke out between Israel and Iran. That night, Israel bombed Iran. The next day, I exited those trades for gains of 53% and 159%, respectively.
Call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Entered at a net debit of $0.17 on 6/12/2025; exited (half) at a net credit of $0.26 on 6/13/2025. Profit: 53%.
Call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Entered at a net debit of $0.17 on 6/12/2025; exited (half) at a net credit of $0.44 on 6/13/2025. Profit: 159%.
In a post last Sunday (“A Game Plan For The Israel-Iran War”), I mentioned that if the market opened green on Monday, I would add hedges. On Monday (Trade Alert: Hedging), I mentioned three specific hedges:
An Oil Spike Hedge
In the event the war threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices will spike, as should shares of oil producers who get their oil from elsewhere. For our oil hedge, we’re going to buy call options on an oil E&P with solid fundamentals that gets all of its oil from the U.S. and the Caribbean.
A Volatility Hedge
For this one, we’re going to open another call spread on the CBOE Volatility Index.
A Nasdaq Hedge
For this one, we’re going to use the Portfolio Armor iPhone app to find the optimal put hedge to protect against a >10% drop …Full story available on Benzinga.com Read Morecontributors, Equities, Expert Ideas, Government, Macro Economic Events, QQQ, Options, Opinion, Signals, Markets, Trading Ideas, QQQ, US73935A1043, Equities, Government, Macro Economic Events, Options, Opinion, Signals, Markets, Trading Ideas, Benzinga Markets
