When comparing selected forecasts made this time last year to actual results it seems like they must have been looking at completely different sets of data.
Volatility Trading Digest – New Year Market Forecast
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Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – BAC, GM
Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Friday, January 3, 2014
Options Tweets of the Week
Here’s a look at The Options Insider’s favorite tweets of the week.
Coffee Getting Support from the Funds
As of this post coffee prices are higher by 4.44% with prices approaching previous resistance just below the 50 day MA that was challenged last week
Calls Trade in PLUG
Shares of Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) are up .22 to 2.55 today. PLUG is making a 52-week high
Combo Trades in EXAS
Today paper traded 10,000 EXAS Jan 2015 15 combos for 3.48. ADV is 697 contracts. The OI is 60 contracts.
Option Block 303: Wither Single Name VIX?
2013 Numbers are in. Odd block review. Special edition of the Strategy Block.
CBOE: 2013 Second-Best Year for Total Trading, Average Daily Volumes
CBOE saw its second-best year for total volume and average daily volume in 2013.
Calls Trade in GREK
Today paper traded 2,500 GREK Jan 24 calls at .15. The ADV is 1,417 contracts. The OI is 51 contracts.
Puts Trade in VXX
Today paper traded 17,240 VXX Jan 10 Weekly 41 puts at .19. ADV is 303,000 contracts. The OI is 23,237 contracts.
VIX Rallying with the SPX = UGLY
When the SPX rallies and the VIX rallies at the same time it is almost always negative for the S&P 500
ISE Total December Volume Falls 13.8 Percent, Year in Review
ISE’s total December volume dropped 13.8 percent but it was a busy 2013 for the exchange.