This is a good article explaining why these products don’t work. I’ve been railing against synthetic ETFS for some time. What I mean by synthetic is an instrument that tries to mimic an index or futures contract and is NOT … Read more.
Guest post by: Kirk Differentiating Between An Irrational Market Or Strong Bull Market Trend? These past two weeks have been tough as an options trader. Differentiating between trading an a possibly irrational market or bull market trend is sometimes very … Read more.
Bracing for a Return of Volatility By STEVEN M. SEARS | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Savvy options traders are taking advantage of the subdued VIX to buy low-cost protection On Thursday, the stock market sent investors a critical message. If you … Read more.
TVIX, a measure of stock market volatility, fell 5% percent to 33. The VIX traded as high as 48 Aug. 8 after staying below 20 for much of the year. VIX is the ticker symbol for the Chicago Board Options … Read more.
Are you watching the VIX?US Major Market Sentiment + The Bulls vs. Bears Are you watching the VIX? Last week as the market sold off ahead of Quad Witching options expiration we saw a jump in volatility, as the VIX … Read more.
The VIX is pretty much color blind, it doesn’t differentiate between bullish or bearish activity. Simply put* If the market starts buying a bunch of calls (which is usually bullish), the VIX goes up…if the market starts buying a bunch of … Read more.
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