Boom turns bust as reckless call buying backfires.
"Instead of using #options as part of a larger strategy to protect #portfolios from losses, individuals are mostly #speculating…with reckless buying organized on social media acted like a force-multiplier.
Because options #market makers need to hedge call contracts, they buy… pic.twitter.com/7JKs4zB9sg— Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) July 18, 2025
As history suggests, the euphoric rally will end in dramatic fashion.
Soon, reality will set in for many who were unprepared.
Won't be long. pic.twitter.com/5vxRMTKMiQ
— Gladiator Research Group (@GladsResearch) July 18, 2025
$SPY Monday's Price will be decided by Japan's Sunday elections. Either a big gap down or a big gap up. Maybe nothing in between!
1) Bessent, magically, is in Japan the day before the elections to discuss tariffs, wink wink. Maybe we do like Ishiba? Let's cook something. Not… pic.twitter.com/HApuQWED7Z— Astro Zan (@alshfaw) July 18, 2025
What stage of capitalism is this? pic.twitter.com/s6R87CLyl7
— Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) July 18, 2025
The $VIX just logged fresh 5-month lows, but don’t get too comfortable. Despite outright weakness in the index, both RSI and relative strength to VIX futures are trending higher = signs of a bullish divergence in volatility, not stocks.
With the short-volatility trade becoming… pic.twitter.com/i9ZpmcERBT
— Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) July 18, 2025