The Fed rate announcement is today, but far more important will be the actual text of the release. After the last FOMC minutes showed some participants discussing the end of 2013 for a removal of …
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Very little traded in the single stock options world today outside of AAPL. Only 5 highlights today as a result, mostly macro: AAPL – Top 6 most traded single stock options lines were in AAPL …
Continue readingToday was the second-lowest NYSE advancer reading of the year (March 6th was the lowest), as only 321 NYSE issues were up on the day. But Facebook was one of the few stocks higher, up …
Continue readingSingle stock stories much less relevant today, as the -2% move in the market took most everything down with it. Here’s what caught our eye: SPY – The November regular expiry 140 puts traded about …
Continue reading1:42 pm EST – December 26, 2014 By Dan TRADE: XLU ($48.50) Buy to Open March 48 / 44 Put Spread for $1.00 -Buy to open 1 March 48 put for 1.35 -Sell to open 1 March …
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With the elections over, and the House, Senate, and Presidency essentially unchanged, markets will quickly shift their eyes towards the events of the next few months. Foremost is the fiscal cliff, as Dan mentioned in …
Continue readingSome big calls and call spreads traded today: LYB – Someone bought more than 50k of the Nov 57.5 / 60 call spread paying 0.60 and 0.65 between 12 and 1pm. Commentary from GS analysts …
Continue readingTLT made a new all-time high intraday today. The upward march of Treasury bonds over the last year has been a sight to behold. As I have said before, I view the FX and Treasury …
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Dan, CC, and I have had frequent discussions over the past week about our trading strategy over the next month. We all recognize it as a particularly important period for traders given the headline-laden environment …
Continue readingThe trend is your friend. You’ve probably heard it countless times, and I generally roll my eyes when I hear it myself. If only it were so simple. Where does the trend end and a …
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