A quick look at the names active in the pre-market for Wednesday, January 23
1/23/13 Pre-Market Movers
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The Weekend Effect Is Back, So Is the Deficit Crisis Over?
One of the first things we try to convey in the Pit Report each day is what the volatility markets are doing. There is always room to discuss a stock going up or down but volatility study is one of the places we help our clients most. A day like today is the perfect example.
Bounce in Soybean Meal
In the last two weeks soybean meal has bounce from oversold levels as we are starting to see confirmation of a bigger move with settlements above all shorter dated MAs.
Cramer vs. Cramer
To be a successful trader or investor, you need to hold yourself accountable for the positions that you take in the markets. Wherever you get your information, you must make your own independent analysis.
Is the Dell Buyout Toast?
Some big dough got together and started to bang their heads together about DELL. I use a DELL computer and it works just fine.
1/17/13 Pre-Market Movers
A snapshot of names active in the pre-market for Thursday, January 17
A Gold/Platinum Spread
This is not your typical trade that I am advising to buy or sell a commodity instead I am examining a spread where one would buy gold futures and simultaneously sell Platinum futures.
How Expensive Are Oil Options?
WTI crude oil options are priced at a substantial premium above the trailing volatility of the underlying. One month options using the VIX methodology (OVX) were priced at the Friday close above 24%, while the one month close-to-close historical volatility of USO was just 14%.
FB Implied Volatility Goes Kersplat. Now What?
We have spent a lot of time in this blog chronicling the movement in Facebook. I think the stock has been a really good trader except of course for the $38 buyers on the IPO.
Option Block 213: Waxing Nostalgic about Floor Days
This one covers everything from Kim Kardashian to reminiscing about floor trading days.
It’s Golds Time to Shine
In the last 3 weeks gold has built a solid base as prices have consolidated trading on both sides of the 200 day MA; identified by the light blue line.
1/15/13 Pre-market Movers
A quick look at names active in the pre-market for Tuesday, January 15