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By VolRadar · Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · Updated after market close
VIX jumped 14. 1% to 20. 3 overnight, lifting the regime score to 66, but the 0. 920 term structure remains solidly in contango—a mixed signal that suggests volatility is elevated without being dislocated.
With only 50% breadth in VRP across the S&P 100, you're not seeing the broad-based premium that makes indiscriminate selling attractive, so selectivity will pay here. ABT and UNH stand out as your best risk-reward setups with RV ratios of 0.
68 and 0. 70 respectively, implying meaningful cushion between realized and implied moves. The neutral weather score and declining RV trend (30) indicate this isn't a panic flush—it's a consolidation, which favors defined-risk structures like credit spreads over naked short puts. Focus your shorts on the 1-2 names with the cleanest technicals and widest bid-ask spreads rather than blanket selling; breadth weakness demands precision.
Conditions favor premium selling
Look for tickers with RV ratio < 0.85 and strong confidence signals
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