Hedge for Thirteen Cents
By Brandon Chapman, CMT
Hey trader,
Most traders stop hedging right when they need it most.
The VIX is at 26. Options feel expensive, and the instinct is to wait for volatility to come back down before putting on protection.
Skew solves this. The options market prices downside puts and upside calls differently, and that gap lets you build a hedge for almost nothing.
The Ghost Prints Surveillance Console caught institutions building this exact structure in IWM today with over 24,000 contracts.
I'm going to break down why verticals stay affordable when VIX spikes, how skew funds your put spreads, and how to build $10 of downside protection on SPY for approximately 13 cents.
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The VIX is at 26 and most traders just gave up on hedging.
That is exactly when you need it. The problem is cost, and the solution is structure.
Institutions are already building the playbook. The Ghost Prints Surveillance Console caught the blueprint in IWM today, and the same approach works on SPY, sector ETFs, and anything with negative skew.
The Console lit up opportunities on KSS (375% in 13 days), PLUG (206% in 5 days), and VFC (100% in just 24 hours).
Watch the Squeeze Traps replay and see the Console in action.
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