Upside Skew Blowup Not Here Yet – For Equities Or Gold
From Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour recorded on Sep 3, 2025
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour, recorded on Sep 3, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss how options dynamics (charm/vanna and dealer gamma) can create a floor below ~6,400 while upside call skew remains far from the euphoric levels of 2021, leaving room for AI-led equities to extend.
They note a “mini growth scare” hasn’t triggered, and that upside optionality in names like Google has paid as skew is still not overheated.
The duo remains structurally bullish on precious metals: gold and silver trends are intact, GDXJ is in catch-up mode, and GDX ~$67 is flagged as near-term resistance with the dollar merely digesting.
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