This week the VIX popped above the psychologically significant level of 30 for the first time since July, a sign that fear is back on Wall Street.
"Investors have a lot to worry about and that was not sufficiently priced into equity options or the VIX until now," says Chris McKhann of optionMonster.com.
But along with volatility comes opportunity. And Scott Nations of NationShares thinks the environment is right for the following options trade.
Get all the details. Watch the video now!
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finerman's firm is short (iwm); finerman's firm is short (mdy); finerman's firm is short (spy); finerman's firm is short (xrt); finerman's firm is long s&p 500 puts; finerman's firm is long russell 2000 puts; finerman's firm and finerman own (aapl); finerman's firm owns (bac) leaps, finerman owns (bac); finerman's firm and finerman own (cvs); finerman owns (goog); finerman's firm and finerman own (hpq); finerman's firm owns (ibm); finerman's firm owns (jpm) leaps, (jpm); finerman owns (jpm); finerman's firm owns (mcd); finerman's firm and finerman own (msft); finerman's firm is short (spy); finerman's firm owns (tgt); finerman owns (uso); finerman owns (ung); finerman's firm owns (wmt)
terranova owns (vrts); terranova owns (c); terranova owns (gs); terranova owns (pnc); terranova owns (usb); terranova owns (jpm); terranova owns (upl); terranova owns (cree); terranova owns (ms); terranova owns (pbr); terranova owns (bax); terranova owns (teva); terranova owns (ibm); terranova owns (btu); terranova owns (cnx); terranova owns (pot); terranova owns (flx); terranova owns (xom); terranova owns (dis); terranova owns (mcd); terranova owns (cve); terranova owns (cvi); terranova owns (cnq); terranova owns (rsx); terranova owns (su); terranova owns (Fcx)
adami owns (agu); adami owns (btu); adami owns (c); adami owns (gs); adami owns (intc); adami owns (msft); adami owns (nue)
jon najarian owns (aapl), is short (aapl) calls; jon najarian owns (brk.b), is short (brk.b) calls; jon najarian owns (cboe), is short (cboe) calls; jon najarian owns (cme), is short (cme) calls; jon najarian owns (nyx), is short (nyx) calls; jon najarian owns (cnx), is short (cnx) calls; jon najarian owns (crm), is short (crm) calls; jon najarian owns (chs), is short (chs) calls; jon najarian owns (cstr), is short (cstr) calls; jon najarian owns (hk), is short (hk) calls; jon najarian owns (kwk), is short (kwk) calls ; jon najarian owns (mtw), is short (mtw) calls; jon najarian owns (nyx), is short (nyx) calls; jon najarian owns (paas), is short (paas) calls; jon najarian owns (slv), is short (slv) calls; jon najarian owns (wnr), is short (wnr) calls; jon najarian owned (wmt), was short (wmt) on 2/15/11 ; jon najarian owns (jrcc), is short (jrcc) calls
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Nations Is Long S&P Implied Volatility
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