Tech wreckage is cutting the knees off the market, and the volatility panel is seeing red. This week, Mark Longo, Mark Sebastian, and Russell Rhoads dive into why the VIX is firming up despite the market sitting near all-time highs.

Topics Breakdown:

• The Inflation Ghost: Why hotter inflation data is spooking the vol curve and keeping VIX above 20.

• The March 35 Calls: Why is this strike dominating the tape every single day?

• UVIX Management: A deep dive into "The Riddle of UVIX." We workshop how to use covered calls to offset decay without capping your "catastrophe hedge" upside.

• Election Vol: The November VIX cycle has entered the chat. Is it too early to hedge the midterms?

• Institutional Skullduggery: Discussing the Jane Street/Bitcoin lawsuit and the "Goldman Sachs fist punch" in financials.

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