For weeks, I prepped you for instability.
I talked about how tariffs affect national and global economies.
About interest rates and the Fed.
About being wary of short-term market rallies.
I warned you because when markets get fragile, something will set the fear-dominoes rolling.
And volatility spiking.
Market pressure has increased steadily for weeks. It had to boil over.
While you can rarely predict what will trigger the boiling point, I assure you, something will.
Which is why I gave Burn Notice members specific instructions on how to position themselves for a spike in volatility early last week.
By the time we woke up to bombs dropping on Iran Friday, the VIX — or volatility index — had spiked sharply from 17 to over 21.
And because those specific instructions magnified exposure to the VIX, members had turned that 23%-plus spike into double- and triple-digit gains on their positions.
Here’s what I told them to do…
Bombs Away
On Monday, June 9, I advised my Burn Notice students to buy calls on ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (NASDAQ: UVXY) at $1.50 per contract.
By Friday, those calls were trading at over $4.
The move was fueled by escalating geopolitical tensions.
So, while things went sideways in the Middle East and other traders were panicking, those of us in the Burn Notice Alliance capitalized on the chaos.
How It All Went Down
On Friday, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and nuclear sites, which caused oil prices to spike and global markets to tumble.
The Dow dropped nearly 600 points, and the VIX jumped over 13%.
That kind of turmoil is precisely when UVXY shines, because it tracks short-term volatility futures.
Now, let me be clear: This isn’t about luck, it’s about preparation.
UVXY is one of those tickers I keep on the radar for exactly this kind of moment.
When I saw the geopolitical tensions rising and the market starting to wobble, I knew the VIX was due for a spike.
Most traders get scared in times like these.
They sell. They freeze. They watch their portfolios bleed.
Not us.
We look for opportunities when others are frozen in fear. This trade is a perfect example of why volatility isn’t something to avoid.
A Repeatable Process
This isn’t some one-off trade either. It’s the kind of setup that repeats again and again if you’re watching the right signals.
That’s what I train my Burn Notice students to do.
We don’t guess and we don’t hope. We plan.
And when the market gives us a setup like UVXY, we take the shot.
It’s a reminder that smart options traders thrive in chaos.
While the financial media were busy freaking out, we were getting paid.
If you missed this one, don’t worry. Volatility isn’t going anywhere.
There’ll be another wave, another spike, another chance to grab hold of a fast-moving setup.
But the key is being ready before it hits.
That’s what the Burn Notice Alliance is all about.
Real trades, real setups, and real results.
If you want to learn how to take advantage of volatility instead of being a victim of it, you know where to find me.
Stay street smart,
Jeff Zananiri
P.S. On Thursday, June 19, at 8 p.m. ET, I’m pulling back the curtain on one of the fastest-growing opportunities in the market right now:
These contracts move fast. They hit big. And when you know how to trade them the right way — they can flip a quiet Thursday into a winning day.
👉 [Save your seat now — before it fills up.]
