Just a quick word on managing positions. As a short premium trader, I expect that when the market heads south quickly, I will need to manage my positions aggressively.
Al on Managing Positions
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When Simple Is Better
I have been droning into a vacuum about the fact that there is not only historical precedence for the market to continue to rise with low IV, but that probabilities actually do not disparage it.
Al’s Calls of the Day: Correlations.
I generally try to keep my blogs both instructive and useable in the short run. Today?s takes a bit longer view of our markets.
A Few Words on Liquidity
You will often hear options educators say ?the first rule of trading is to trade liquid products.?
Al’s Calls of the Day
Last Thursday, I had a discussion with Julie Hyman on Bloomberg TV concerning the Fed.
Al’s Calls of the Day: Market Banter
Today, I just want to ?banter? a bit about the market. In late January / early February, the market sold off around 6%. Yet coming into today, the market was back knocking on all-time highs.
Al’s Calls of the Day: AAPL
At the risk of sounding heretical, I would like to take a look at AAPL options today.
Al’s Calls of the Day: SPX, HES
Today I will cover two topics. The first is a week late as I covered this last week on CBOE TV with Angie Miles. But, it is a valuable lesson and worth the look.
When to Take Profits and Losses
A word about when to take profits and when to take losses??