Chris Vecchio Tells You Why He Refuses to Fade This Rally

Options trading strategy: AMD is at all-time highs with IVR at 102. Liz Dierking says a 102 IVR is exactly what a premium seller wants, but when it gets too extreme she sometimes flips the cards because it becomes an anything-goes market. Chris Vecchio would rather sell premium with direction than fade the move. Plus why the S&P was trading like a meme stock, why liquidity beats everything, and what a flat SPY skew signals in an up tape. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 00:00 AMD at all-time highs, IVR at 102: perfect setup? 00:35 Why extreme IVR can be a double-edged sword 01:32 Chris: sell premium with direction, not naked 02:30 H1 lessons: realized vol and choosing direction over mean reversion 03:53 Get out of the way of a moving train 04:19 When the S&P traded like a meme stock 04:55 Take what the market gives you, do not go too macro 05:45 Low IV: how to decide if a trade is worth it 06:20 Liquidity first, then probability, then everything else 07:27 Why fighting a market maker is a losing game 08:30 High IV means income, low IV means trading 09:10 Trading vs investing with options knowledge 10:00 Flat SPY skew: melt up or correction? 10:50 Positive drift and low volume point to a melt up #tastylive #amd #impliedvolatility #premiumselling #optionstrading #flatskew #meltup #confirmandsend #liquidity #tastytrade tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.