Are Traders Over-Confident That Santa Is Coming To Town?
We’ve covered the term structure of stock volatility indices on several occasions. This, again, refers to the relationship between the various durations, e.g., 8-day,...
What History Tells Us About Low VIX Readings & Stock Market Risk
What Does History Tell Us About A Low VIX, Complacency, And Stock Market Risk?
Given the S&P 500’s (INDEXSP:.INX) weak performance (see A, B, and...
Unusual Options Activity: 10 Stocks To Watch (December 19)
It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and...
Apple Stock Options Case Study (AAPL): Winners & Losers
How Patience Turned Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Into An Options Winner
Apple has under-performed its mega cap tech rivals like Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Here’s...
Will A Low VIX Index Lead To Another Stock Market Crash?
We hear a ton about equity markets and the volatility surrounding it. On occasions hearing how because market volatility is low that a stock...
iShares Italy ETF (EWI): A Risk Reversal Options Trading Setup
One of my favorite traders to follow on Twitter is @LMT978.
Recently, he has shared some great charts on stocks like Credit Suisse (CS) which...
VIX:VXV Volatility Ratio: Wait For Stocks To Go On Sale
As we've mentioned in previous articles, we watch the ratio between the 3 Month Volatility Index (INDEXCBOE:VXV) and the spot Volatility Index (INDEXCBOE:VIX). This...
VIX Lows Into December: More Gain Than Pain Historically
Most investors are aware that stocks tend to perform well into year-end. It's that time of year and stocks have definitely upheld their billing....
IWM Russell 2000 Options Trade Review: Short-Strangle
Last week I posted a Case Study looking at a couple of Short Strangle options plays with IWM. The idea behind the case study was to...
Options Trading Idea: Starbucks (SBUX) Bear Put Spread
The U.S. equities market has gone straight up since the unexpected victory by President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month. Trading volumes have been on...
