by Tom Nunamaker | May 24, 2015 | News, Options trading, Trading
Bill Ghauri presented “The VIX Sniper”. Bill showed how he makes his trading decisions using the VIX and technical analysis. Bill reviewed his recent trades and how he uses risk and money management to get such a great Expectancy. Learn more about Bill's...
by Tom Nunamaker | Aug 7, 2014 | Options trading, Trading
Mark Fenton (at Sheridan Mentoring) wrote an article about an “interesting VIX trade.” Mark's trade was based on the assumption that the VIX could go a lot higher and that you wanted to buy calls. Let's look at his idea. Mark started with a put credit...
by Tom Nunamaker | 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...
by Tom Nunamaker | May 28, 2014 | General
The CBOE announced they are adding half-point strikes for the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) options. The half-point strikes will be listed for the near-term expiration month and in the strike price range of 10 to 15 (i.e. 10.5, 11.5, 12.5, 13.5 and 14.5 strikes). The...