Well it?s 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.
5/13 Pre-Market Movers
A snapshot of the names active in the pre-market for Monday, May 13
The Advisors Option 5: Asset Allocation
Wealth advisors: options are your friends. Embrace them.
Option Block 239: Rally Ho!
Trade like a quant. Rally ho! OX traders chained to their desks.
Ags on the Move ? Breaching Trend Lines
Having been a proponent of bullish grain plays for several weeks now, I?m happy to see new crop wheat and corn on the verge of breaking above significant downtrend lines.
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.
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, 1973 totaled 911 contracts. Compare that to last Friday’s volume of 15,181,128 contacts, forty years later.
4/29 Pre-Market Movers
A snapshot of the names active in the pre-market for Monday, April 29
Option Block 238: Markets Have a Headache
They’re not billionaires because they’re stupid.
Daily Corn: When Are Delays a Good Thing?
New crop corn is slow to get in the ground this year. That could mean higher prices, in my eyes.
Option Block 237: Buy Juice, Be Happy
If you’re happy and you know it, buy some juice!
Top 10 reasons to attend the Options Insider Unusual Activity Forum
The top 10 reasons to attend the Options Insider Unusual Activity Forum







