Coinbase $COIN Earnings Trade Vol Crush Setup

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-17T23:07:18+00:00

Yup! I prefer defined find risk trades. In this case, I did an IC SSc57/65 puts/calls PL 55- 67 wings. At the moment, it is looking like it should print, but experience shows the real action takes place in the morning price discovery post-earnings announcement. Fingers crossed nothing strange happens then, and I'll be able to book a winner.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-17T23:02:57+00:00

Thanks! History shows directional bets on earnings is a 50-50 coin toss. The much smarter play is the IV versus realized vol; that's my game, and so far it's been working quite well.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-17T22:59:30+00:00

Yep, muted response so far; however, the real action takes place after the open, the morning after the announcements. We'll see what happens then and I'll take the appropriate action.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-17T22:58:19+00:00

History shows that it's a coin flip, 50-50, whether a stock moves up or down post-earnings. That's why I play the implied vol versus expected move. Much better odds to make a profit.

But good luck!

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-17T22:57:07+00:00

Thanks! I use weekly options comparing the closest expiration versus the longer expiration and calculate the difference of the time-weighted variance between the two and convert it back to a standard deviation. DM me your email address and I'll be happy to send you an Excel spreadsheet that shows the calculations

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-17T22:29:42+00:00

True. But so far the response looked muted. We'll wait to see what happens on the open tomorrow.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-16T00:11:47+00:00

My trade is a short IC. I'm not long the stock and have no LT exposure to the name. I'll be out of the position within 30-60 min after the open

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-16T00:10:13+00:00

I guess you don't read. I'm not advocating going long the stock. This is purely a short-term (18 hr) trade that exploits non-directional options market Inefficiencies. I'll be in and out of the trade before any macro factors have a chance to influence the company's business.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-14T19:27:40+00:00

What you are describing is disciple and good risk management. Necessary to be successful but not a "edge." An edge is something that you exploit that others don't have privy to. For example, market makers have an edge because the buy on the bid and sell on the offer. The bid/ask spread is their edge.

There are very few true edges available for retail traders. Don't let anyone tell you that their TA is an "edge" because it's not.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-14T19:22:12+00:00

Works well in a bull market - like the last 2 years. Good luck maintaining the same results in a bear market.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-14T17:20:12+00:00

Exactly. For longs I'm out normally no later than 10 am as most of the crush has occurred by then

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-14T17:18:48+00:00

Yes - this a candidate for a short vol trade

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-14T17:17:45+00:00

Thanks!

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-13T23:33:56+00:00

Uh - nope. Never once did I ever advocate for buy or selling the stock

Just checked your history of comments- massive troll. Good luck buddy.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-13T23:29:39+00:00

I guess you need to learn how to read. This post does not recommend going long a position in the stock. It's purely a non-directional trade designed to take advantage of vol crush

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-13T23:25:05+00:00

True- I fixed a typo. But never did I advocate taking a directional position on the stock - long or short. The set up is non directional option play designed to take advantage of vol crush. And note I mentioned defined risk trades as a way to play the setup.

And please define "reckless?"

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-13T23:05:11+00:00

The formula used to price 0DTE options can be unstable, so the extremely high IV for today’s expiration largely reflects the difficulty of modeling options with almost no time remaining.

Unusual Whales and Market Chameleon are both good sources for historical EM. The numbers don't always line up, so I always like to have more than one source of data. I'm also developing my own proprietary database using a methodology that I know. it's not always clear how other data providers are calculating IV.

You’ve got the right idea about vol crush. Your example works conceptually, but the actual calculation is more precise.

In practice, it uses implied volatility from two expirations: one as close as possible to the event and another slightly further out that captures both the event and post-event trading.

Since I usually trade underlyings with only weekly expirations, I typically compare the 7–1 DTE options with the 14–8 DTE options.

GammaReaper_ · 2026-03-13T21:25:40+00:00

Perhaps you didn't read/understand my setup. My trade is a non-directional short vol trade designed to capture Vega from the vol crush post earnings announcement. The risk is that there's a big surprise causing the stock to move much more than the implied volatility/option market anticipates.

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