For those of you not paying attention, despite the slow equity markets, there is a market where things are really moving around: Grains. Both SOY and CORN are getting smoked.
Corn Vol About to Explode Again?
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Volatility Trading Digest – Strategy Ideas
Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.
Volatility Trading Digest – Ben Delivers Again
For the third time we feature Ben delivering the goods.Once again Ben and the Federal Open Market Committee deliver a package that exceeded market expectations.
As The Crow Flies
What is the fastest and most logical route from point A to point B? Without question, the answer to this simple question has the simplest answer of all: a straight line.
Oscillator Patterns
When traders use oscillators for trading decisions, they often use them incorrectly. Most will wait for a buy signal from an oversold oscillator crossing the line marking oversold or they will wait for a sell signal from an overbought indicator crossing below the line.
Option Block 182: Setting Low Expectations for Employment
Uncle Ben rocks the market and anticipates high unemployment, Apple’s big Wednesday, big trades at OX and more.
A Long Put vs. Vertical Put Spread
This article will focus on comparing a long put versus a vertical put spread.
To Buy Puts or Not to Buy Puts?
A lot of traders especially those who are just learning to trade options are enamored by the all mighty put ? especially buying the shortest-term, or front month, put for protection. The problem, however, is that there is a flaw to the reasoning and practice of purchasing front-month puts as protection.
Pre-Market 9/13/12
A pre-market snapshot for Thursday, September 13
Option Block 181: Apple Overlord
Big Apple news coming out on Wednesday. Plus, Fed numbers, unusual activity, and what’s happening in Amazon?
Hell May Have Frozen Over: VIX Calls May Be a Buy
One of the things that we are constantly teaching our option mentoring students is that one cannot simply look at the VIX in a vacuum. The VIX is all about relative movement.
You Can Keep Having Fun, But You Have to Leave Here
Has anybody heard this line before? If you have you were probably out having a good time, perhaps celebrating a great trading day. This line also applies to the Commodity Futures markets.