Smashing Volatility

Smashing Volatility

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SPY Ex-Div Plus Fed

SPY Ex-Div Plus Fed

A favorite quarterly vol trade includes Fed meeting

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Scott Murray
Mar 05, 2025
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It’s that time again, but as opposed to recent quarters when implied vol was in the gutter, we have Trump-vol ‘25/tariff-vol/recession-vol, providing a consistent vol bid which will boost one of my favorite quarterly trades.

SPY ex-dividend/Fed meeting call diagonal spread, short $595 call/long $596 call, net debit, .32:

The three days in the back leg in…

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