The Gamma Problem for Straddles, Or Why VIX Futures Are Necessary
One of the frustrating things about buying straddles is that the more correct you are, and the more quickly you are proven correct, the more...
Category : Ideas & Strategies
Tesla Hit By Technical Circuit Breaker
Few companies ever reach the kind of ‘cult’ status Tesla generated in a few short years. At one point, TSLA was up over 450% in...
Nasdaq and S&P 500 Held Back by ‘Magic’ Resistance
An x-ray scan can detect conditions invisible to the naked eye. A fractured bone for example may be the cause of pain. Like an x-ray...
Mutual Fund Managers are Fully Embracing this Rally
Investors find mental safety in group behavior or group think. It’s always easier to buy when everyone else is buying. If everyone’s doing it, it...
Post FOMC Meeting Effect Tends to Kill S&P 500 Mojo
The Federal Reserve announced that the ‘big bad taper’ will stay in the closet. That’s good news. The Fed announced the same thing on September...
Can the S&P 500 Rally Another 20%?
The S&P 500 (SNP: ^GSPC) is trading at all-time highs and just even entertaining the idea of another rally leg makes me think of this...
Watch Out! The S&P 500 Just Got ‘SKEWed’
This week the S&P 500 set new all-time highs and got ‘SKEWed’ in the process. Recent history shows that SKEWed for the S&P 500 can...
Covered Call Indexes Around the World
Would you have been better off selling covered calls over the last few months, or just buying and holding the underlying asset? The following chart...
S&P 500 Hits 2009 Projection Target – Resistance or Springboard?
The S&P 500 has finally reached its up side target outlined by a trend channel going all the way back to 2009. Is this the...
How Much is The Entire United States of America Worth?
Nobody in his right mind would by a car based solely on color or a stock based just on EPA. Surely you’ve heard of the...