Heading into Thanksgiving, VIX futures have actually held up quite well. That’s especially true considering that SPX 10 day realized volatility has been below 5 for the past 2 weeks, and the S&P 500 index …
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Overall market volumes were quite subdued to start the holiday week. Tech stocks saw the most options volumes as the Nasdaq was a leader. 1. IBM – Dan discussed the back and forth action in IBM …
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Nassim Taleb has been making headlines lately in his relentless attack on Genetically Modified Organisms and the corresponding lobbyists and industry promoters. Mark Buchanan summed up the research in a recent Bloomberg article: Like many …
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FSLR is trading at a new 6 month low today after trading nearly 11% lower on its earnings report last week: The stock has struggled ever since it broke its 200 day moving average in …
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Options volumes were light once again for single stocks, with earnings season gradually winding down. The CBOE composite put/call ratio closed at 0.91. 1. DOW – The Jan15 57.5 calls traded 31,250 for 0.38 at the …
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A new closing high for the S&P 500 index yesterday. While overall options volumes were light, there was aggressive buying in one line in SPY options. 1. SPY – The Dec20th 215 calls traded over 350k …
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As the commodity sector gets hit one by one, starting with coal producers, then oil drillers, then precious metals miners, there is one sector that has gotten less press than the others – agriculture. Crop …
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Very light options volumes once again, even as stock volumes picked up in the afternoon after the Fed release. The CBOE composite put/call ratio closed just above 1 on the day. 1. BABA – Alibaba has …
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AMZN reports earnings after the close on Thursday, Oct 23rd. The long-term uptrend in AMZN actually ended on its January earnings gap lower, closing down 10% that day. The stock gapped lower around 10% on …
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Gold is the latest commodity to break multiyear support, tough the precious metal has essentially held right at its 3 year low so far today: While GLD has made a minor new low, front month …
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