Here is a quick recap of trades that we initiated, closed, or debated in the week that was May 26th to May 29th:
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I’m going to keep this simple. Long premium directional plays in large cap U.S. index etf have been a tough way to make money in this range-bound market. Timing has been crucial for owning options …
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We got a great subscriber question on trade management the other day that I wanted to turn into an educational post for all to see. Here is the question. When holding a fly into expiration, …
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We have several defined risk short positions in ETFs, including the QQQ and IWM. With the market down today it’s a good opportunity to start thinking about trade management. First, let’s recap the positions. First, …
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The S&P 500 (SPX) up 2.7% 2015. It has traded within a tight 6.5% range year to date and has traded within a even tighter range (between 2060 and 2120) since mid February: What’s interesting …
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Here is some generally directional, untied options activity that caught my eye during Mondays trading: 1. GE – after Friday’s 10.8% gains, the stock continues to see bullish flow in the options market, when the stock was $28 …
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Yesterday’s 1.3% gain in the S&P 500 was certainly a head-scratcher. For the life of me I could not figure out the reason that for that sort of upward pressure right out of the gate. …
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Earlier today we entered in a new trade in the IWM (read here) based on a few factors, most notably the pattern of increased downward volatility in the first few weeks of a new quarter …
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In a post last week I went over some potential portfolio hedges using VIX and SPY options. We have a preferred VIX (long vol) strategy that we put from time to time and we’ll probably …
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Here is a quick recap of trades that we initiated, closed, or debated in the week that was, March 16th to March 20th:
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