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Volatility Trading Digest – Selective VIX Hedge
Since the May VIX Futures (VIK3) expire on the opening Wednesday May 22 they are the most responsive to changes in the VIX price.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Sell in May and Go Away?
Well its that time of the year to once again ponder the old market adage and add our unique options perspective to the many comments and observations being offered by other analysts midway through this important month.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Strategy Ideas
While we had previously suggested preparing for a more extensive pull back the market strength last week seems to have reduced the necessity for employing more hedging strategies.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – 40 Years Later
On its 40th anniversary last Friday the listed options industry and the Options Clearing Corporation marked the occasion at the Options Industry Conference in Las Vegas by highlighting the first day volume on April 26,... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Trekking Along the Top
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Strategy & Hedge Ideas
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – VIX Futures Premium Added
Like the Aesop's fable, those who have been calling for a correction these last few weeks have lost credibility as the market continued marching higher although most everybody knows a correction will come eventually.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Volatility Kings Update
Volatility Kings is our list of companies having a tendency to experience increasing options implied volatility as their quarterly reporting dates approach. The increasing implied volatility reflects uncertainty or... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – VIX Hedge & BBRY Strategy
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – VIX Futures Premium Added
We begin by updating our indicators while checking on the progress of the equity uptrend. ... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Earnings Idea
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Increasing Volatility Ideas
Since the current S&P 500 Index (SPX), uptrend appears stalled or perhaps in the process of forming another symmetrical triangle continuation pattern, the options implied volatility has started increasing although from... More »
IVOLopps – Trending Ideas
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Onward and Upward
As the equity markets opened last week, the direction outlook was uncertain as they were poised to go in either direction. ... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Mighty Dollar
Last weeks' media chatter about sequestration and the anticipated effects of reduced spending seemed to be overlooking the dollar as it increased against the currencies that make up the US Dollar Index, especially... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Downhill Momentum
Last week we noted the combination of waning momentum and the upcoming sequestration chatter was increasing the probability that the overdue market correction was about to begin. Now the increasing volume on the two... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Trend Change
There are several reasons for choosing USO for our downside suggestion including the fairly high 10 day correlation of 78% with S&P 500 Index along with the recent seasonal pattern that has seen crude oil decline from... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – IWM Strategy Idea
In this post, we offer an iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) conditional hedge idea for the occasion.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – When the Tide Turns
Like a broken clock that is right twice a day, those who have been calling this market overextended and due for a correction will eventually be right. The tide will turn the question is when.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – More Volatility Kings
Friday's Top 5 included three that qualify for our Volatility Kings master list with increasing implied volatility going into their reporting dates.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Strategy Issue
Here, we update our important indicators and check the progress of the IWM Calendar trade idea from last week.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – January Barometer 2013
Now being widely reported by the financial media, it is time to update the January Barometer, also called the January Effect... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Rankers & Scanners
While we all know a correction to test the previous resistance will occur, the timing along with triggering news or unbalancing forces is yet to be determined. It could occur on the upcoming employment report or the... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Newton’s First Law of Motion
While Newton originally expressed it somewhat differently in 1687, the popular interpretation is that "An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same... More »
iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM) Strategy
Although the increasing VIX premium over the VIX cash suggests the professional hedging community is growing more cautious we think this is the time to increase long positions and accordingly have another long call... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Trending Higher
From the S&P 500 Index (SPX) perspective the breakout and close above the September 14 high at 1474.51 confirms a new uptrend measured from the November 16 low at 1343.35 with the December 31 reversal low of 1398.11... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Volatility Kings
Originally introduced late last year, Volatility Kings presents a list of companies having a tendency to experience increasing options implied volatility as their quarterly reporting dates approach.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Strategy Ideas
We suspect underinvestment was the order of the day at yearend waiting the outcome of fiscal cliff wrangling in Washington DC. Accordingly, here are two new long ideas.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – The Market Tide Turns
Understandably the markets often give conflicting signals, some bullish, some bearish, but that was not the case for shortened last week as the markets discounted improving economic conditions and a somewhat less... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Nuts & Bolts
Since nuts and bolts hold things together, they have come to symbolize the essence or the practical basics of things, making them a perfect metaphor for our volatility review. Further, as the holiday gift-giving season... More »
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