Fantastic claims abound when it comes to the U.S. dollar. “The dollar will crash as the Fed prints an endless supply of cold, hard greenbacks!” “The dollar will soar as nasty deflation grips the …
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Feels like a repeat of yesterday, but the most active options were mostly in the same names. F – The stock is up 11 out of the last 12 sessions, and the options have gotten …
Continue readingI wanted to start with the big picture for the first Chart of 2013. Today’s chart comes courtesy of the Global Macro Monitor blog, which pulled the chart from Federal Reserve and Bureau of Economic …
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With the VIX getting absolutely destroyed following the successful Fiscal Cliff deal in The Swamp, Dan and I started looking at ways to take advantage of a spot VIX in the mid 14s. The VIX …
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MorningWord 1/03/13: Just as most traders earlier in the week were eyeing the 1400 level in the SPX and the 200 day moving average on the downside at ~1390 as support, the market catapulted nearly 5% …
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On a big day in the broader market, the single stock options market was relatively quiet. Only a few tickers dominated the volume. BAC – Continues to be the most active options name. The Jan13 …
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The past week in the VIX has been quite the roller coaster. Here is the 1 year chart to show the rapid nature of the recent fall: The VIX has hit 15 many …
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The House’s approval last night of the Senate/White House compromise on the “fiscal cliff” will see the largest tax increase for many Americans in decades, with wealthier Americans bearing the brunt. I am not here …
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MorningWord 1/02/13: The shenanigans in Washington over the last few months remind me a bit of my second semester senior year in college that started off with me doing a whole lot of nothing (good …
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Welcome to 2013. SPX futures are up 20 points after the House passed the Senate’s fiscal cliff compromise. What do I think of the Fiscal Cliff Rally? Here is what I wrote on Dec. 10th …
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