Sharp USDJPY Overnight Sell Off – US Equity Futures In The Red

by | Jun 11, 2014 | News, Trading

In an article from Zero Hedge: http://www.zerohedge.com/node/489531 “… Unless, or course, central banks finally are starting to shift their policy, realizing that they may have lost controlto the upside since algos no longer care about warnings that...

The S&P 500 Move Higher is Strengthening

by | Jun 10, 2014 | Trading

This is an interesting post from Jim Riggio in our forums where Jim discusses his charts and why he thinks the S&P 500 up move is getting strong… Jim's Post My “Momentum” charts are showing that the S&P's persistant move higher is...

The Risk is Gone: VIX at a Seven Year Low

by | Jun 7, 2014 | News

The VIX held above 11 most of the day yesterday but closed with a thud at the low for the day of 10.73! The last time the VIX was below 11 was on Feb 23, 2007 when it closed at 10.58. On Jan 24, 2007, the VIX closed at 9.89. The lowest price I saw on a 14-year chart...

Jun 28 SPX Broken Wing Butterfly

by | Jun 5, 2014 | General

I put an SPX Jun 28 Broken Wing Butterfly (BWB) on yesterday. They seem to be what many of my option trading friends are trading these days. With volatility at historic lows, trading Iron Condors, Weirdors and Jeeps is very difficult because the premium is so low. The...

Which is Better: Married Puts or Long Calls?

by | Jun 2, 2014 | General

I read an article about position sizing using married puts with long stock at radioactivetrading.com. Kurt's strategy of married puts is a good idea, but if you remember from my article on option synthetics, that: Long Stock + Long Put = Long Call Kurt could achieve...