Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.
Volatility Trading Digest – Waiting for QE2 Trading Ideas
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Volatility Trading Digest – Waiting for QE2
While the QE2 has been converted into a hotel in Dubai, its monetary namesake is due to arrive in New York on Wednesday and the financial markets are anxiously waiting to see just how big it is going to be.
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – MSFT, BAC, S, C, BRCD, AA
Top Ten Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – MSFT, BAC, S, C, BRCD, AA
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – AMAG, HAL, S, VVUS, AMAG, SBUX, CSTR
Implied volatility movers and unusual volume movers for midday 10/29
Options Intelligence Report: Halliburton Co. (HAL) & Coinstar Inc. (CSTR)
Halliburton Options Trade Smartly – Featured Tickers: HAL & CSTR
MCP – China Owns Rare Earth and Won't Share it? Stock Drops, Vol Pops
At the time of this post MCP was trading $34.62, down 10.2% with IV30 up 6.9%
Options Intelligence Report: AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG), iShares FTSE/ Xinhua 25 ETF (FXI) & SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)
Options Intelligence Report for AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG), iShares FTSE/ Xinhua 25 ETF (FXI) and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)
The Rise and Fall of Apple's I.V.
As I was working with a class on the topic of short vertical spreads looking for an example, the students insisted on using AAPL. I obliged.
Morning Futures Roundup
A roundup of pre-session activity in the futures market – Breakout or Breakdown?
Unusual Options Activity Review – USU, VALE, EK, BP, HAL, FLS, VVUS, POT, .MVR
Unusual options activity review for Thursday, October 28, 2010
Top Ten Most Active Equity Option & Strikes – SPH, CLMT, C, VALE, PAA, BAC, MSFT
Top Ten Most Active Equity Option & Strikes – SPH, CLMT, C, VALE, PAA, BAC, MSFT
Options Intelligence Report: Halliburton Co. (HAL), BP Plc. (BP) & USEC Inc. (USU)
Options Feeding Frenzy Ensues On Halliburton Co. – Featured Tickers: HAL, BP & USU