Join Tom and Tony in this episode as they explore VIX extremes and significant market movements in 2025 comparing to most outliers happend in past 25 years (like 2008 and 2020). Discover how current volatility compares to historical patterns from 2008 and 2020, along with insights on trader performance amid fluctuating conditions. They delve into VIX patterns, comparing 2025’s extreme moves to previous years, emphasizing historic drops and swings. They found that in April'25 we had the most daily VIX close drop down in history of -18.7 points The discussion underscores the rarity of significant VIX movements and suggests that, despite volatility, many traders have navigated the current market conditions successfully.

Join Tom and Tony in this episode as they explore VIX extremes and significant market movements in 2025 comparing to most outliers happend in past 25 years (like 2008 and 2020). Discover how current volatility compares to historical patterns from 2008 and 2020, along with insights on trader performance amid fluctuating conditions. They delve into VIX patterns, comparing 2025’s extreme moves to previous years, emphasizing historic drops and swings. They found that in April'25 we had the most daily VIX close drop down in history of -18.7 points The discussion underscores the rarity of significant VIX movements and suggests that, despite volatility, many traders have navigated the current market conditions successfully.

Tom and Tony navigate market session lows with S&P down 41 points while tackling "trades from the south side of Chicago and parts unknown!" Watch Tom share his hilarious Milan businessman ceramic gift story while struggling with GEV's parabolic move and $3-wide bid-ask spreads. The action intensifies when they execute their first-ever LEAP trade in 10-year notes and discover Spotify trading at an unbelievable $700!

Witness real money moves on 9 out of 10 hot tickers - successfully trading ZN (LEAP call), HIMS (strangle), MU (diagonal spread), LYFT (cheapie strangle), PLTR (broken wing put butterfly), LMT (short put after price discovery), AMZN (earnings strangle), SPOT (wide-market strangle), and EWZ (naked put fading tariff fears) while passing on illiquid GEV due to impossible $2-wide markets. From LEAPs to broken wings, this episode showcases diverse strategies during market weakness!

Tom and Tony navigate market session lows with S&P down 41 points while tackling "trades from the south side of Chicago and parts unknown!" Watch Tom share his hilarious Milan businessman ceramic gift story while struggling with GEV's parabolic move and $3-wide bid-ask spreads. The action intensifies when they execute their first-ever LEAP trade in 10-year notes and discover Spotify trading at an unbelievable $700!

Witness real money moves on 9 out of 10 hot tickers - successfully trading ZN (LEAP call), HIMS (strangle), MU (diagonal spread), LYFT (cheapie strangle), PLTR (broken wing put butterfly), LMT (short put after price discovery), AMZN (earnings strangle), SPOT (wide-market strangle), and EWZ (naked put fading tariff fears) while passing on illiquid GEV due to impossible $2-wide markets. From LEAPs to broken wings, this episode showcases diverse strategies during market weakness!