Posts Tagged ‘spx’

• Stocktwits Brunch, 8-29
  stevenplace, August 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am, Comments: 0

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  IWO Into the Close, 8-27
  stevenplace, August 27th, 2010 at 7:34 am, Comments: 0

• 4 Charts You Need to Watch Besides the VIX
  stevenplace, August 25th, 2010 at 4:47 pm, Comments: 0

  Since the crash of 2008, the VIX has become the favorite “fear gauge” of TV pundits and individual investors. But like many other indicators, they are best used when reinforced with other data. In other words, you can’t look at the VIX in a vacuum.
  I bring this up because many are pointing to how the [...]

• SPX Butterfly Hedging Strategy
  stevenplace, June 21st, 2010 at 11:02 am, Comments: 0

  Everything is nice and sunny again in risk land with China dealing in forex voodoo and everyone piling in on the news. Equities gapped up higher, as did the carry trade and other correlated moves.
  With this strong gap up, it might be time to consider some hedging strategies. This is, of course, assuming that you [...]

• How the Market Crash will Affect Option Premiums
  stevenplace, May 10th, 2010 at 10:39 am, Comments: 0

  Another Monday, another gap up. Except this time it was around a 3% upside move– more evidence of an increasingly volatile market.
  Also, the VIX is seeing some tankage going on, as the traders who bought vol into the weekend Europe news are seing their premiums collapse as geopolitical uncertanity fades, at least for now.
  I’ve had [...]

• Option Strategies to Protect Your Portfolio
  stevenplace, January 27th, 2010 at 2:27 pm, Comments: 0

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• What is the Expected Range for the Market This Year?
  stevenplace, January 4th, 2010 at 12:12 pm, Comments: 0

  Aside from macro and technical forecasts, one of the more overlooked areas to examine this new year is the current volatility environment. How well the market will trend and mean revert should be considered when you are developing your trading plan for the year ahead. So with that in mind, I’m going to share my [...]

• 2 Volatility Trackers You Should Be Watching
  stevenplace, August 31st, 2009 at 9:16 am, Comments: 0

  Over the past few years, the VIX has risen in popularity among investors. With the crash of 2008, investors and financial media became glued to the VIX chart, looking for mean reversion or other sets of tea leaves. Because of this exposure I’d say it’s safe to say it’s “Cramer-famous,” which is sort of like [...]