We’re starting a new occasional series where we look at a recent trade and analyze what went into the pricing and how it played out. We think this will be useful as an educational tool …
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MorningWord: 2/29/12: Doug Kass kind of nailed it on Fast Money a couple weeks back, “We are seeing a market that is far too focused on a few names – most importantly Apple – it’s an …
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CNBC U.S. stock index futures added to gains Wednesday, following a better-than-expected GDP report and after a higher-than-expected take up of the ECB’s second long-term refinancing operation. European banks bought 529.5 billion euros ($713 billion) …
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NEW TRADE: XLK ($29.05) is up ~13.5% ytd and if it closes above $29 it will be making new highs not seen since April 2001. Make no mistake about it, this would be a monster …
Continue readingTrade Update Feb 28th, 2012 10:00am With the front month straddle at parity this trade structure is essentially a short delta position at this point. I’m going to take off the trade for a small …
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MorningWord: 2/28/12: Yesterday’s reversal was just downright nasty if you were short and looking to finally press a move that appeared to be coinciding with a “risk off” opening. Crude, Gold, Euro, equities the world …
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CNBC U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, ahead of this week’s liquidity injection by the European Central Bank, which market participants hope will alleviate tensions in the …
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PCLN ($595 ) Bio Here New Trade Below -Report Q4 after the bell, the options market is implying about a 8%* move which is basically inline with the 4 qtr average move of …
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We want to highlight a chart we are tracking fairly closely…..IWM breaking through its 20 day moving average, and if it closes below it, would be the first time since Dec 19th, 2011. The price …
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MorningWord: 2/27/12: World equity markets took a bit of a pause overnight as most of Asia was down modestly (Shanghai comp was the outlier up 30bps) and Europe is down across the board, with the …
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