puts are active in the September 15th traders are buying 1625 puts for $0.25 each
so for the full size S&P that's $62.50 to hedge at the 1,625 level in 7 weeks.
with a vix in the Ten dollar range what could go wrong?
about 850 points out of the money with 7 weeks to go. Hedging full size or (5) e minis.
Getting close to the money here is a decent risk/reward same contract Expires on September 15th. Use the 2,300 strike. 170 or so out of the money these closed at
$6.00 with a nice open interest of 21,278 contracts on the e-mini. $300 per e mini to buy or sell the vol on the 2,300 strike. I'm a put buyer here.
That's normally not a good strategy I think it may work this time