Daniel Johnston

Systematic Trader

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@JoachimMo1985 I have tried to use VXX in the past as a hedge for market drops like 11/5. The negative roll yield has too large an impact for me to find it effective.

I don't sit in SVIX. If VOL spike is NOT structural (COVID, bond yield increasing) I buy SVIX when VIX > 26 & sell when < 19.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Starting the profit taking here. 10% out.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Be hitting the $SVIX hard this morning.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Higher Floor, No Fuel
McElligott: Vol stays elevated (VIX floor ~18) as sticky realized vol keeps vol-control constrained and AI uncertainty lingers.

But no explosive squeeze — Expect choppy elevated vol, not a classic vol explosion.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Don't like the price action. 100% out of SVIX.

Am I correct? Don't know, but I made the run I wanted. No need to keep riding.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Another 10% out.
Now back to 84% on the #WSOT2026.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@mikkom Interesting. My performance was very close, scratch that, exactly what WSOT reported.
Looking forward to next month's results!

[wsot.com @wsot_com]

The October standings are in.

Daniel Johnston still leads WSOT 2026 and Mikko Mattila enters the Top 5 at #3. 🇫🇮

Two months to go.

Leaderboard → https://t.co/iWRJPuBc9g
#WSOT2026 #Trading

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@mikkom @JoachimMo1985 @wsot_com Very nice Mikkom!

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

October was a brutal month for @WSOT. Two months left to see how it all plays out. With the return of volatility there could be some big runs.

[Morgan Stanley Derivatives @MgnStnlyDerivs]

Today’s equity selloff is expected to create significant supply.

Levered ETF rebalancing today should create $52bn of US equity for sale if prices at November 5th, 1pm, hold through the close on MS QDS estimates – that’s second only to the $55bn sold on June 5th, 2026. Semiconductors will bear the brunt of that supply, where there should be $21bn for sale, with NASDAQ 100 seeing another $15bn for sale.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Be hitting the $SVIX hard this morning.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@momentmal22 @fjpenney Just wait until you see my October drawdown on @WSOT. It was brutal. Nothing seemed to work for a couple weeks.

Hopefully your portfolio is recovering nicely today.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Correction on gain 27.79%.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

Since this isn't my game, exiting this here. Total gain on 11/20 options = 20.84%

Take what the market gives you.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

$GOOGL Typically I like smaller names, but hard to pass this up. Count me in bullish bounce.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@JoachimMo1985 Very nice. October was a brutal month for me.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

$GOOGL Typically I like smaller names, but hard to pass this up. Count me in bullish bounce.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@Dan_Trend @JoachimMo1985 @zupollask I mainly day trade options. I need vol for the options strategy. In stocks, momentum & reversion.

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@wsot_com Thank you for expanding the leaderboard.

[wsot.com @wsot_com]

Last Call for WSOT 2026 ⏳

October is your final month to enter. From November, the field is closed.

The bar to beat: +85.55% at the top of the September leaderboard.

Think you can beat it? 👇(Links in the first reply)

#WSOT2026 #WSOT #Trading #TradingCompetition

[Daniel Johnston @DJohnstonTrade]

@fjpenney @JoachimMo1985 I do not.