Brent Kochuba Says Don't Be a Hero on a Friday

Brent Kochuba of SpotGamma is openly skeptical of this bounce, and he calls it what he thinks it is: a dead cat bounce. The setup made it almost inevitable, since vol got so expensive yesterday that the VIX posted its third biggest percentage move ever, and puts were too rich to buy, so the bears needed this. His sharper warning is about timing: buying a dip on a Friday means carrying weekend risk you simply cannot manage. On a Monday he'd consider it. 📊 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 A lot of thoughts today 00:20 This is the dead cat bounce 00:40 The third biggest VIX move ever 01:20 Why people offload into a bounce 01:50 Don't be a hero on a Friday 02:20 Why the big selloffs land on Monday 02:50 Remembering August 2024 03:40 Record retail selling yesterday 04:20 Puts got too expensive to buy 05:00 The capital-raise analogy #tastylive #gammaguy #brentkochuba #spotgamma #deadcatbounce #vix #volatility #riskmanagement #optionstrading #stockmarket 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.