Our Reliable “Crystal Ball” Is Giving Us Another Vision

This is a warning sign that the VIX is headed higher. [Jeff Clark's Market Minute]( Our Reliable “Crystal Ball” Is Giving Us Another Vision By Jeff Clark, editor, Market Minute Our crystal ball was right last week. And it’s offering another vision for traders this week. When we peered into the stock [market’s “crystal ball” last Monday]( we noticed the Volatility Index (VIX) calls were trading at a large premium to the price of VIX puts. This is a warning sign that the VIX is headed higher. And a rising VIX usually goes along with a falling stock market. Sure enough, the VIX rallied from 24.64 on Monday to more than 28 on Thursday. The S&P 500 dropped as much as 170 points during that time frame. Recommended Link [Best investment method for the 2022 market disaster?]( [image]( When it comes to making money during extreme market conditions... [Millionaire trader, Jeff Clark, is the man you should listen to.]( During the 2000 dot-com collapse, he doubled his net worth – with a single trade. In 2008, during the worst financial crisis of our lifetime… Jeff’s trades delivered gains as high as 490%. And he even predicted the crash of 2020 – and the historic 2020 spring rally. But today, Jeff is ready to reveal his most controversial investment method yet… [An unusual 3-second financial maneuver]( that lets you lock in gains as high as 660%… 810%… even 1,925% – in a matter of days. If you have any kind of money in the markets, you must hear what Jeff has to say. [Click here. LIVE demonstration reveals all the details.]( -- But by Thursday morning, traders who paid attention would’ve notice the VIX calls were trading for roughly the same price as the VIX put options. The crystal ball was neutral. There was no edge to either side. By mid-day on Thursday, the stock market started to recover and bounced through the end of Friday. While stocks were rallying, the VIX was falling. And by the close of trading on Friday, the crystal ball was sending another signal… The VIX traded near 24 on Friday. At the time, the VIX July 20 $24 call options were trading for $1.60. Meanwhile, the VIX July 20 $24 puts closed were trading for $0.40. In other words, traders were willing to pay four times as much for a VIX call option than for an equivalent VIX put option. This tells us traders who are making bets on the VIX expect the index to move higher over the next few days. Free Trading Resources Have you checked out Jeff's free trading resources on his website? It contains a selection of special reports, training videos, and a full trading glossary to help kickstart your trading career – at zero cost to you. Just [click here]( to check it out. If we go out a little further and compare the VIX July 27 $24 calls to the VIX July $24 puts, the price discrepancy is even more severe. The calls closed Friday offered at $2.80, while the puts were only $0.45. (I use my trading quote system to track these prices, but you can find them at [FreeRealTime.com]( VIX calls are far more expensive than the equivalent VIX put options. [Florida man leaves crypto crowd speechless…]( So, VIX option traders clearly expect the index to move sharply higher between now and the end of July. And a rising VIX (rising volatility) usually accompanies a falling stock market. That’s how it worked last week and we’re probably in for similar action this week too. Best regards and good trading, [signature] Jeff Clark Reader Mailbag In today’s mailbag, Jeff Clark Trader member Don shares his thoughts on the future of the market… I thought the major indexes might go back and at least test their all-time highs to around 15,000 on the NASDAQ 100 index. But every attempt keeps falling far short. 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