Tag: implied volatility
Weekend Update: Successful Trading Starts With You
Trading is one of the few areas where people believe a small amount of knowledge or simplicity will immediately make them money. As a...
Weekend Market Commentary: When Trends Turn Into Whipsaws
One of the more legitimate reasons I started trading options is that I wanted the ability to adapt to changes in the market by...
Market Recap: Volatility May Hold Key To Bottom In Stocks
The Big Picture
When the market seems uncertain, it’s helpful to step back and ask yourself what participants might be thinking at different price levels...
Weekend Market Commentary: Volatility And Price Tell The Story
The Big Picture:
Move along everyone, there’s nothing to see here...
As someone who follows the markets constantly, it’s interesting to see how the Twitter stream,...
Sector ETFs With The Richest Options Premiums
Investors and options traders sell puts and put spreads to generate additional income or acquire stock. In many cases, traders attempt to time their...
Inside The Citi Surprise Index: Longest Period Of Negative Readings Ends
Citigroup’s Citi Surprise Index (CSI) is a real-time model, designed to analyze the accuracy of Wall Street’s economic forecasts. A positive index value indicates...
Options and Volatility Outlook For March 10, 2015
Around this time last week, the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500 were near all time highs and looked like they might push even higher. ...
Is Volatility Flashing A Warning Sign For Stocks?
On Friday the S&P 500 closed at an all time high while the Volatility Index (VIX) went into the weekend just under 15. While...
