missed the mystery broker reveal because of the game. did he say about about the VX curve been too low at the start of next year?

did not see this coming after the first 45 minutes

Merino needs to come off. start making subs, Arteta. this is why you have the big squad

Odegaard can frustrate, but then he makes a worldie pass like that

incredible how much he scores from corners. genuinely baffling

Gabriel has been out so long he doesn’t know Gyökeres stinks yet lol

Emery going with an aggressive attacking lineup. meanwhile arteta going with the real seceded midfield. we’re at home. take the hand break off

both Havertz and Jesus on the bench. hey Gyokeres

back 3 with wing-backs overlapping? Jesus Eze Odegaard Merino Zubimendi Martinelli Saka Gabriel Norgaard Saliba Raya

Jan VX deserves to be 16.30 right now given we still have another holiday coming up with a market that's just floating at ATHs. but it's still a dicey setup come next week because spot isn't going to be yawning below 15 for much longer

whenever we get a player back from injury someone else goes out. never seen anything like this

thought VX had bottomed last week; but front part of the curve smashed with everything red on a monday suggests probably not

as I often say on Mondays: ignore VIX and watch the font 2 months to see the how much stress the selling is causing

when the recent nat gas and silver vol hits stocks next quarter

it’s so much easier to get exposure to the more esoteric markets now. 15 years ago 20 year olds weren’t trading silver 3 days after Christmas

playing minesweeper on the train back to dc. dad used to say once you break 100 seconds you’re no longer allowed to put the flags in

over the course of my life i've seen millions of turbo tax and hr block commercials. i have never seen a tax slayer commercial. the only reason i know this company exists is because once a year i'm reminded they sponsor a middling bowl game

I know he had no preseason, and was injured for a short stint, but it’s almost January. Gyokeres had a chance to make his mark and claim the striker position as his own with Jesus and Havertz out for so long. but he’s clearly not prem level. I would take stone footed Lacazette over him

set piece and own goal FC a perfectly diversified attack

game show idea a dozen boomers on stage competing for the best strike 3 call

Timber and White both out, so it looks like Rice is playing right back today?

I’ll take it!

“some assembly required”

2016 nba finals Cavs are down 3-1 in the NBA finals. then LeBron does this Game 5: 41-16-7 Game 6: 41-8-11 Game 7: 27-11-11 and beats the record breaking 73 win Warriors on their home court

it's so silly the league cup semis is 2 legs. i don't want extra games against those shin kickers in west london

miners unable to advance today with gold (and silver, more parabolically) making news highs. and it's not like overall stock selling pressure is weighing them down. gun to head I think these groups gonna have one of those sharp pullbacks soon

only 13 handles away from 250 burpees. I need you guys to start hitting bids

VVIX starting to move higher with SPX at the highs (and without any downticks all day). probably signaling vols are overdone to the downside

trying not to buy vol just yet

I started discounting sentiment data like consumer confidence a while ago because everyone's brain is fried and they now view this stuff through a political prism. can consumption be running this well if everyone actually hates the economy? or are they just spending the last bit of savings?

Feb VX is 18.65. Jan was just there on Thursday. we keep doing this an accident is going to happen next year

last few weeks tech only leads on days because it's bouncing after sharp drops. today is anther session where banks are adding to initial gains and yet semis and other tech is fading

if these people keep pushing Jan VX down to 16.50 in the next few days, I’ll have to bid earlier than I thought I would

I know end of year and 2.5 holidays coming up, but Jan VX at 17.10 seems to forget it has that extra week up front and won’t settle until the 21st

anyone know if the new pope is a gunner?

we’ve been kinda pants since the Bayern game. but still top, so I’ll take it

they never get the second goal, and then it’s always a scrappy fight the rest of the way when we should kill the game off

he turned, saw acres of space, turned away, and rolled it right back to Raya 😭

he playing volleyball lol that’s a pen

this is the Anthony Gordon challenge on Virgil at st James Park all over again. needless challenge, and Xavi also sees red

here’s my favorite chart of 2025. the VX curve getting way too low on Feb settlement day. the market literally topped, vols bottomed, and everything broke when Trump did the thing he told everyone he was gonna do

arsenal are a better squad than city, but we’ve had so manny injuries, and they have haaland

“are you watching Pluribus?”

the problem with dan ives is he thinks all AI names will go straight up. he doesn't differentiate or delineate across companies. he just says, "AI revolution" "channel checks" and somehow that's good enough for every name to magically advance 25%+ next year

see how last several minutes they still bought regional banks into the close (and sold semis)? some risk off squaring up because AI narrative remains kinda shaky, IMO. overall think market has relied a bit to much on the calendar last few weeks

I don't want to alarm anyone, but Jan has the rare 5 months at the front of the VX board, so it doesn't settle until the 21st. if you ask me, that makes 17.45 seem way too low

haven't been watching today, but VVIX printed the lowest level since March 25