Halftime Report Trading Strategies as Volatility Rises 3/13/26
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Mar 13, 2026 Jim Laventhal, long-term investor focused on fundamentals and buybacks. Stephen Weiss, short-term trader known for frank market takes. Bryn Talkington, portfolio manager who uses option-selling and income strategies. They debate trading as volatility and oil spike, weighing cash and covered-call ideas, discuss housing pressure from rising mortgages, and highlight which names to hold or hedge amid uncertainty.
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Oil Risk Is The Market's Leading Indicator
- Oil and the Straits of Hormuz risk are the market's dominant drivers; sustained disruption raises recession and stagflation risks.
- Multiple guests including Stephen Weiss and Jim Laventhal tie equity downside to prolonged high oil from the Hormuz closure.
Keep Cash If You're A Short Term Trader
- Keep dry powder and avoid catching falling knives in this environment if you're a short/intermediate trader.
- Stephen Weiss says long-term investors can buy broadly, but short-term traders should stay in cash until direction clarifies.
Sell Calls To Collect Elevated Premiums
- Sell calls to harvest elevated option premium while holding core long positions during the current volatility spike.
- Bryn Talkington recommends covered-call writing across names now because premiums are high and volatility is elevated.