AI相关股票的抛售推动Cboe波动率指数（VIX）时隔四个月首次升至22以上。一系列交易表明其可能进一步走高。
The sell-off in AI-related stocks pushed the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) above 22 for the first time in four months. A cluster of trades suggests it could go even higher.
在一系列引人注目的交易中，投资者买入了一批若VIX在11月保持高位则可获利的11月VIX看涨期权。具体而言，一名交易者以170万美元买入9200份11月18日、行权价20的看涨期权，并以110万美元买入12500份11月18日、行权价23的看涨期权，押注VIX将在11月第三周收盘价超过23。
In a series of eyebrow raising trades, investors purchased a number of November VIX calls that payoff if the index stays elevated through November. Specifically, one trader bought 9200 of the November 18, 20-strike calls for $1.7 million and 12,500 of the November 18, 23-strike calls for $1.1 million, wagering that the VIX will close above 23 by the third week of November.
“VIX今日上涨的速度，加上VIX期权交易量居高不下，表明交易员正在积极变现10月的VIX头寸，并通过滚仓对冲更大规模的市场下跌。我们注意到11月出现了若干单笔超过100万美元的VIX看涨期权成交，” SpotGamma创始人兼CNBC撰稿人Brent Kochuba表示。
"The speed at which VIX increased today, combined with elevated VIX options volume suggests traders are actively monetizing October VIX positions and rolling to hedge a larger market downturn. We note several +$1 million call VIX prints for November," said Brent Kochuba, founder of SpotGamma and a CNBC contributor.
AI板块出现裂痕，人们对新兴云服务提供商CoreWeave的担忧导致纳斯达克指数下跌2%，为自6月5日以来的最大单日跌幅。CoreWeave股价下跌13%。
Cracks in the AI complex and fears around neo-cloud provider CoreWeave caused the Nasdaq to shed 2%, its worst day since June 5th. CoreWeave lost 13%.
在周五交易时段买入的十大热门VIX合约中，有九份为看涨期权，其中六份的行权价高于VIX在初始飙升后回落的水平。这九份合约的期权溢价交易总额近2700万美元，约占当天VIX期权总溢价交易额的36%。
Of the top ten most popular VIX contracts to buy in Friday's session, nine were calls, and six were at strikes above where the VIX fell to after its initial spike. Nearly $27M in premium was traded across those nine contracts, or just about 36% of the total premium traded in VIX options on the day.
市场将在下周迎来关键考验，届时特斯拉、SpaceX和Meta将发布财报。
The market faces a key test next week when Tesla, SpaceX and Meta report earnings.