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Option Block 216: Embracing Degeneracy
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Do Non-Farms Matter This Time?
With today’s snoozer in the market, one has to wonder what exactly is holding up the VIX.
Volatility Trading Digest – Rankers & Scanners
While we all know a correction to test the previous resistance will occur, the timing along with triggering news or unbalancing forces is yet to be determined. It could occur on the upcoming employment report or the market could continue higher for some time, but for now correction predictions, are just guesswork.
Volatility Trading Digest – Newton’s First Law of Motion
While Newton originally expressed it somewhat differently in 1687, the popular interpretation is that “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.”
1/28/13 Pre-Market Movers
A quick look at the names active in the pre-market for Monday, January 29, 2013
Option Block 215: Apple and More Apple
Apple chat. CBOE discussion. Odd trades. Earnings.
The Feel of Cotton
Whenever a commodity market moves this much and I?m not in it with clients it is frustrating?almost as frustrating as being in the market positioned the wrong way?
Sell the Index & Buy the Stocks
Goldman put out a comment prior to earnings season, which was something that I happened to agree with. It basically pointed toward the fact that, while the VIX was overpriced relative to market movement, it didn’t mean the component parts IV’s were necessarily overpriced.
Retracement Seen in Live Cattle
A 61.8% retracement has played out in the last three weeks but it appears we are finding solid support at that level.
Naked Puts on AAPL Stock
If you want to learn to trade here?s a really useful option strategy that all traders should know. Let?s take a look at an option strategy that involves the selling of a put, often referred to as an uncovered put write or a naked put write.
Volatility Trading Digest – Trending Higher
From the S&P 500 Index (SPX) perspective the breakout and close above the September 14 high at 1474.51 confirms a new uptrend measured from the November 16 low at 1343.35 with the December 31 reversal low of 1398.11 making the second point for our upward sloping trendline as shown on the chart below.
1/24/13 Pre-Market Movers
A quick look at names active in the pre-market for Thursday, January 24