I was watching curiously the past couple of days as the market’s bloodbath was seemingly being ignored in the VIX. Sure it was higher but not nearly what it should have been considering the ongoing …
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As I write this morning at 8:15am, the S&P futures are down about 1%, reversing much of yesterday’s rally off of the lows. Wednesday’s action in our markets was encouraging when you consider how most …
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Trade Update Jul 29 10am I started to nibble on the XIV on the selloff this morning. I am using the 200 day moving average level in the market as an entry point. The XIV …
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Here’s a little update on the how this debt ceiling stuff will likely play out. From Business Insider: According to congressional sources this is how a deal will play out if everything goes according to …
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Ok, the title might have been a little alarmist, but let’s be honest our elected officials in Washington are cause for alarm.
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A little while back I wrote about trading overall market volatility through ETN’s and the difficulty of trading from the long vol side (VXX.) With what’s going on in D.C. and the uncertainty over how …
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If you are a politician in the U.S. or Europe then the pressure is on and it isn’t even re-election season yet. European leaders “averted” Greece’s default with a massive $100 billion bailout, while our …
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The market is obviously having a hard time holding on to any gains that come on the openings. This comes at a time where headlines out of Europe about their in/ability to deliver on a …
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Readers of this space know that I have a hefty dose of skepticism as it relates to this market, and have become increasingly convinced that the market is going to correct 10% over the next …
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Dan and I have been thinking alot recently on the best ways to play marketwide volatility. Dan has had some success recently in trading options in the VXX, but also taken some pain on on …
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