April 26, 2025· 22 min

Lots More on How TikTok Options Traders Got Quiet

Benn Eifert

Orality

Model

69%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(829 words)

M:29%

HostTracy Alloway(2,917 words)

M:28%

GuestBenn Eifert(713 words)

M:29%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic50%

literally, completely, very

Engagement65%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, well

Repetition100%

like (76x), know (59x), volatility (41x)

Parallelism67%

So I get it...., And we really do have the perf..., And I have some thoughts on th...

Sound Patterns100%

64 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases8%

i mean, to be honest

Literate Indicators

Hedging11%

quite, could, probably

Passive Voice6%

are ren, are premised, is implied

Abstract Nouns23%

investment, recommendation, compliment

Subordination6%

because, though, while

Sentence Length29%

Avg: 12.3 words/sentence

Word Complexity47%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style35%

337 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style100%

literally, completely, absolutely

Description

Over the last few years, retail traders have gotten into options in a major way. Selling puts, buying calls, trading volatility — what used to be the domain of niche experts engaged in practical hedging has exploded into the public sphere. And there was a lot of easy money during a time when every dip was bought, and stocks mostly just went up. But what have we seen in recent weeks, with the extraordinary trading since April 2? On this episode we bring back one of our favorite guests, Benn Eifert of QVR Advisors. He describes what's been going on in the markets, and why a lot of social media "volfluencers" have suddenly gotten very quiet. Mentioned on this episode: Matt Levine on MicroStrategy’s Infinite Money Machine Only Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox — now delivered every weekday — plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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