@50ptMAE They can send out a parade of dovish Fed speak setting up 50 in Sept and cuts in Nov, Dec. This is not covid and an emergency cut would only spark more panic in the market.
@dampedspring Perhaps it is the case, but to varying degrees? Perhaps they are dampening the vol in NVDA, but the NVDA moves still need to be offset elsewhere?
@dampedspring I think that is his position, which you assess to be the case at present.
“if so the dealer gamma drops with vol increases and they don't have to hedge as actively and the pin becomes a pure dampener of both single name and index vol”
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@dampedspring He says that as one constituent undergoes idiosyncratic moves from earnings or news, the others must moves opposite to uphold the index pin.