One of the trades many of my option mentoring students are really paying attention to are put ratio spreads
What Makes a Good 1 by 2 Put Ratio Spread
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Is Implied Volatility Predictive? What about Skew?
Recently, I received an email asking me my thoughts on this question
Decision Making: An Approach to Selecting the Most Favorable Iron Condor
While implied volatility has fallen a bit from where it was on Friday, volatility skew, or smile has stayed elevated to a level that has caused iron condors to be a somewhat wider, and pay a touch more, both on the upside and the downside than the last time VIX got to 17%.
VIX Spikes are Bad for SPX Calendars and Time Spreads
This just in, when volatility pops, calendars tend to lose and lose big.
Just Because SPX Has Recovered, Doesn't Mean Volatility Has
It is common knowledge to most traders that when the market rallies implied volatility tends to fall.
With VIX and SPX Skew Steep, What is the Best Volatility Hedge?
With the continued turmoil in Egypt the market has seen a nice uptick in implied.
Volatility Expected to stay low in the Near Term
One of the things I am constantly trying to explain to my option mentoring students is what the VIX really represents.
What Affect do the Weekly Options Have on VIX Methodology?
One of my option mentoring students favorite earnings plays is AMZN.
Why is the SPX and SPX IV trending Higher?
I teach my option mentoring students that for the most part, when the market goes up, implied volatility falls.
What Options Are Expecting from GOOG Earnings
When I looked at AAPL earnings the other day, based on what I was saw out of the Steve Jobs news, I had a feeling that the stock might have a bit of a dud earnings report.
SPX Straddle Pricing Out a Boring Week Despite AAPL, IBM, GOOG, Etc.
Across the option blogosphere the hot talk is AAPL and IBM. However, I think the real interesting earnings play might not be an individual equity it might be the SPX.