Sheer increase in vol speaks to increasing use of derivatives by everybody. Same is true in futes, I believe. Further proof of the financialization of the economy (how's that for irony?) So, does the explosion in volume require a reset in the calibration of the signal, ala log charts vs arithmetic charts? And, shall this too pass, or is it the new normal? 8/18/16
No edge here. Open call interest stopped working more than a decade ago. These days large funds are selling covered calls constantly. Calls are cheap and it makes sense to buy them in trending markets. 8/18/16