Don Kaufman doesn't avoid volatility. He weaponizes it.
His recent 4,900% VIX win proves it.
On November 25th at 2pm EST, he's breaking down his entire volatility framework in a Black Friday summit. You'll learn how to structure trades that survive wild swings and capitalize on chaos.
This session won't be repeated. Seats are capped.
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To say Don is infatuated with the VIX is an understatement.
It’s his divining rod…and for good reason.
Now, I don’t claim to be the smartest trader in the world. But I’ve learned a thing or two while working here.
And there is no better instrument to forecast market volatility than the VIX, hands down.
Its inverse relationship with the S&P 500 is as close to perfect as you get in this world.
So, when markets bounce like they did on Friday without volatility dropping, it makes me think Gianni, our resident bull, might be early on his call for a market bottom.
You can read this weekend’s editorials and decide for yourself who’s right and who’s wrong.
Jordan Schneir
Editorial Director, TheoTRADE
Don Kaufman: Your Timing Always Sucks in Volatility
My phone was ringing all week.
People calling me, freaking out. "Don, what's happening? NVIDIA crashed! What do we do?"
Then Friday hits and suddenly it's "Don, we're up 700 points! Should I buy the rally?"
I'm sitting there looking at my screens thinking: Are you kidding me?
The Dow swung 1,400 points in two days. Thursday we crashed, Friday we ripped on some Fed guy in Chile saying maybe they'll cut rates. And you're trying to time every move?
Here's what I told them: Your timing always sucks in volatility. Just get that into your head right now.
CLICK HERE to continue reading Don’s article.
Gianni Di Poce: Why Biotech's Strength Changes Everything
I know this week seemed like pure chaos.
But did you notice that biotech just made new multi-year highs?
Months ago, the Trinity Terminal flashed a signal on healthcare and biotech.
That tells you everything you need to know about where the real strength is hiding.
Most traders are focused on the noise. They see a market correction and assume everything is weak.
They miss the sectors quietly building positions of strength.
Healthcare and biotech are not just outperforming…They are signaling something much bigger.
CLICK HERE to continue reading Gianni’s article.
Jeff Bierman: What’s Happens When the Ice Breaks
The cold hit Chicago hard this week. Thirty-five degrees Monday morning…Twenty-nine Wednesday night.
I walked out the door Monday in a turtleneck because I had to lecture downtown at Loyola. The wind chill made it feel like thirty.
No snow yet, but the kind of cold that reminds you winter is coming whether you're ready or not. The buses got rerouted. Construction closing bridges into the loop.
So I walked. Two and a half miles through that cold. Gave me time to think about what I've been watching unfold this week.
The market's doing something I've never seen in 38 years. It's ignoring every warning signal. Every technical indicator. Every piece of economic data that says this can't sustain.
Parabolic MACD signals pointing down. They're not working.
Support levels breaking that should trigger selling. Nothing happens. The machines just keep buying every dip with programmed precision.
I kept thinking about that walk in the cold. About how things hold together until they don't. How structures can take pressure for a long time. Until one day they can't anymore.
CLICK HERE to continue reading Jeff’s article.
Brandon Chapman: Will Gold Rally Into Year-End?
Thursday’s selloff just handed you the setup institutional traders wait for all year.
Did you catch it?
I'm not talking about stocks.
While everyone watched their screens bleed red, smart money was positioning for something that happens every single December. But they weren't buying what you'd expect.
The market threw everything at traders. Semiconductors broke. Regional banks bled. Tech names that carried portfolios all year suddenly couldn't hold gains.
Risk ratios confirmed what price action screamed. When sellers take control, all correlations move toward 1. Translation: everything drops at once. No place to hide.
But that's surface level. And if you're only watching what's obvious, you're already behind.
CLICK HERE to continue reading Brandon’s article.
Blake Young: Over the River and Through the Woods
I watched A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving last week. The final scene shows the Peanuts Gang singing "Over the River and Through the Woods." They belt out the lines off-key and off-tempo:
Over the river, and through the wood, To Grandfather's house we go; the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifted snow.
After singing the song, Charlie Brown says, "There's only one problem—my grandparents live in a condominium."
This simple holiday song carries a profound truth for traders. The lyrics describe a clear path through treacherous conditions. The horse knows the way. The destination is certain.
Without following that established route, we never make it over the river.
We could end up in the river. We won't escape the woods. We certainly won't reach the grandparents' house or condo.
CLICK HERE to continue reading Blake’s article.
Tony Rago: Why I Don't Care Where the Market Goes
Not too many people outside the trading community know what I do for a living.
But inevitably, when markets end up on the nightly news, someone will ask the same question:
"Must have been a good week for you, huh?"
I don't blame them. Few people actually understand the difference between traders and investors.
Frankly, many traders forget the distinction, especially when it's chaotic like this week.
They look at a day like Thursday and assume I was actively involved, playing breakouts, fakeouts, and whatever else is out there.
Many would be shocked to know that I sat on my hands all week. In fact, this was probably the fewest trades I executed in a week this year, or close to it.
Because I don't care where the market goes.
All I care about are the setups.
I don't just trust my Golden Setup system. I KNOW it's there to protect me.
And this week, it told me not to participate. That decision alone saved me from making emotional trades in choppy conditions where my edge disappears.
Understanding that decision requires backing up to a fundamental question that separates profitable traders from everyone else.
CLICK HERE to continue reading Tony’s article.
