“Crypto Twitter sucks at hedging.”
@HackermanAce joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about Ichimoku Cloud trading, crypto options, volatility, hedging, Solana, Hyperliquid, LPing memecoins, and why having a real system matters more than chasing every move.
We covered his path from early crypto mistakes to full-time trading, how he uses Ichimoku for reversals and breakout setups, why options can be a better instrument than perps, the current state of on-chain options, and what might drive the next crypto cycle.
00:00 Ace’s Crypto Origin Story
06:31 Why Day Trading Burns People Out
13:57 Learning Options After Crypto Perps
20:19 Hyperliquid, Airdrops & Missed Opportunities
26:18 Current Market Outlook & Bear Market Timing
32:38 Insilico Terminal, Execution Tools & Product Talk
38:48 What Drives the Next Crypto Cycle?
44:27 LPing Memecoins Like an Options Strategy
49:08 Michael Saylor, Bitcoin Holders & Market Risk
“Options are easier than you think.”
@minus1_12 from @ThalexGlobal joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about crypto options, volatility, market making, delta hedging, and why perps might not always be the best instrument for your trade.
We covered Thalex, DeFi options, MOVE contracts, gamma squeezes, OPEX, selling vol, call spreads, straddles, and how traders can stop being scared of the options chain.
00:00 Intro: Hendrik Ghys from Thalex
01:47 Building a Crypto Options Exchange
06:15 Why Thalex Focused on Better Options Products
13:26 Why DeFi Options Are So Hard
16:53 Perps vs Options for Traders
30:13 How Options Market Makers Hedge
40:18 Selling Vol and Delta Hedging
49:34 Simple Options Rules for Retail Traders
55:16 Day Trading Options vs Perps
01:01:56 Learning Options by Doing
Most traders are not just betting on direction.
They are betting that price trends cleanly enough before their stop gets hit.
That is why chop can be more painful than simply being wrong.
@minus1_12 from Thalex on stop losses, volatility, and why options change the trade.
“Options are easier than you think.”
@minus1_12 from @ThalexGlobal joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about crypto options, volatility, market making, delta hedging, and why perps might not always be the best instrument for your trade.
We covered Thalex, DeFi options, MOVE contracts, gamma squeezes, OPEX, selling vol, call spreads, straddles, and how traders can stop being scared of the options chain.
00:00 Intro: Hendrik Ghys from Thalex
01:47 Building a Crypto Options Exchange
06:15 Why Thalex Focused on Better Options Products
13:26 Why DeFi Options Are So Hard
16:53 Perps vs Options for Traders
30:13 How Options Market Makers Hedge
40:18 Selling Vol and Delta Hedging
49:34 Simple Options Rules for Retail Traders
55:16 Day Trading Options vs Perps
01:01:56 Learning Options by Doing
“Options are easier than you think.”
@minus1_12 from @ThalexGlobal joins the Insilico Terminal Podcast to talk about crypto options, volatility, market making, delta hedging, and why perps might not always be the best instrument for your trade.
We covered Thalex, DeFi options, MOVE contracts, gamma squeezes, OPEX, selling vol, call spreads, straddles, and how traders can stop being scared of the options chain.
00:00 Intro: Hendrik Ghys from Thalex
01:47 Building a Crypto Options Exchange
06:15 Why Thalex Focused on Better Options Products
13:26 Why DeFi Options Are So Hard
16:53 Perps vs Options for Traders
30:13 How Options Market Makers Hedge
40:18 Selling Vol and Delta Hedging
49:34 Simple Options Rules for Retail Traders
55:16 Day Trading Options vs Perps
01:01:56 Learning Options by Doing