Crash Risk Puts Just In Time
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour, recorded on October 8, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss the unusually calm volatility environment and how traders can hedge during a low-volatility melt-up. Hans explains why the VIX remained muted despite growing risks, calling the current level of realized volatility “unnaturally low” and likely […]
The Great Rotation or Great Delusion? / Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour / Oct 8, 2025
In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour from Oct 8, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss an AI-driven melt-up in the stock market, ultra-low equity volatility, and how currency/rate moves and missing macro data can briefly pressure risk while the uptrend persists. They explain practical options tactics for this regime—scaling from long delta […]
Crashing Higher Into Consumer Lending Slowdown
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour, recorded on Oct 1, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss why equities keep grinding higher despite blackout windows and softening breadth: liquidity is strong, CTAs haven’t de-risked, and growth still leads while yields, the dollar, and oil chop in ranges. They note key index targets […]
Mispriced Options: $JD China Play Is In Play
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour, recorded on Oct 1, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss JD.com’s unusual options activity—over 400,000 January $40 call contracts traded—as implied volatility spikes even though the stock price hasn’t moved much. They explain what this means for traders and how to position for potential upside […]
China Hot, AI Hot, Precious Metals Hot, Volatility Will Be Too
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour, recorded on Oct 1, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss a broad macro setup: ongoing strength in tech/AI and a “China rotation”, alongside powerful trends in precious metals and miners. Samantha notes that gold, silver, and related miners have surged (helped by policy tailwinds), while […]
AI Powers Wall St Growth But Masks Main St Risk / Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour / Oct 1, 2025
In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour from Oct 1, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss a relentless equity uptrend driven by AI-led capex and policy support even as risks build under the surface (government-shutdown uncertainty, a possible data blackout (jobs/CPI), weakening employment/credit quality, and rising geopolitical tension). They highlight the concentration risk […]
Protecting Downside With Options
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour, recorded on Sep 17, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss the shifting dynamics in options markets, stock-specific risks, and broader volatility signals. They cover strategies like selling calls, buying puts, or put spreads on names like $NVDA, $SPY, and $TSLA, noting how option pricing and […]
Upside Call Skew Starting To Get Excited
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour, recorded on Sep 17, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss why upside call options have been unusually cheap, with implied volatility and call skew compressed even as demand for 6–12 month calls starts to rise. They explain that realized volatility has fallen to exceptionally low […]