Investors Urged to Buy S&P 500 Puts as VIX Sits Near 15.66

1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18

VIX call options and S&P 500 put options are being pitched as relatively cheap portfolio hedges, even as U.S. stocks head for a third straight daily loss.
Wednesday's VIX options expiration could lift volatility after flows that have suppressed the index fade, according to Mott Capital's Michael Kramer.
The VIX was tracking around 15.66 on Tuesday—its lowest level during a three-day U.S. stock losing streak since December—suggesting investors may be underpricing near-term selloff risk.
September starts in two weeks with several threats already in view: rising global bond yields, a roughly 34% chance of a Fed hike, Nvidia earnings, Iran war uncertainty and renewed private-credit worries.