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Volatility Trading Digest ? Strategy & Hedge Ideas
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.
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.
Option Block 234: Debunking the Expiration Graph Myth
Myth-busting, expiration graph-style! Unusual activity, earnings, and more!
Trade What You See, Not What You Think
Ninety percent of market speculators in the world today tend to breakeven or worse yet, they lose money on a consistent basis.
Daily Canadian Dollar- North of the Border
The Canadian dollar has made strides in the last six weeks. After bouncing off support at 0.9650, we?ve now retraced 38.2% of the downtrend that began last September.
Liking FB Again
Trading this market successfully has been about avoiding being too bearish.
Research & the Real World: A Naked Straddle Story
Research is essential. Without it, it?s difficult to tell whether you aren?t just trading noise.
Daily Corn ? Stock up on your Arepas
Living in Miami it?s sometimes hard to avoid the sweet smell of roasted corn. We have the Latin American community to thank for Arepas ? a delicious snack made of melted cheese sandwiched between two corn patties, all sizzled to perfection on a street-side griddle.
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Gauging the Reversal
I was teaching a Professional Trader course in our Philadelphia office a couple of weeks ago and was discussing the market action on the stock Ebay.
VIX Points Toward More of The Same
I have been closely watching the VIX curve over the last month for signals that this rally could end in the near future.