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The Russell Just Did Something That Makes Zero Sense
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Don Kaufman here.
Russell ripped 2% today while someone's buying VVIX hedges to the tune of 4.9%.
That doesn't happen. Ever.
I'm sitting there 30 minutes before close watching this unfold and my first thought is: "What the hell is driving this thing?"
Small caps don't explode 2% on the same day smart money is hedging volatility. But here we are.
We're in a feedback loop city right now.
While everyone's fixated on whether we're out of everything else to buy, the real story is happening underneath.
Apple already traded 1.4 million option contracts today - that's 56 million shares of forced buying from market makers who have to hedge those calls.
But Apple's just the appetizer. The Russell move tells me something bigger is brewing.
When retail and prop firms rush to buy calls, dealers have no choice but to buy stock to hedge.
That buying drives prices higher, which forces more hedging, which drives prices even higher. It's a feedback loop that feeds on itself.
The beautiful thing? We're just getting started.
I've got specific levels locked for Micron and Google that could trigger similar squeezes.
Micron hits $129-$130 and it explodes. Google breaks $206-$207 and you're gold, Jerry. Gold.
Dozens of these setups are sitting right there on the dance floor, waiting for that trigger to hit.
To your success,
Don Kaufman
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