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Portfolio Protection: Stocks are High and Options are Low

In 2013 the stock market has enjoyed a huge rally with the lowest volatility in years. The S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) is set to gain 28% this year the best return since 1995 and has now risen...

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Options for Earnings: Getting All the Parts Right

Earnings reports for Q4 are rolling in with Alcoa (NYSE:AA) leading the charge yesterday afternoon. Since the aluminum maker was removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) last...

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Will Stocks Turn a Brighter Shade of Red?

I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away. Reid Brooker "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" Many people not content with the forgetfulness...

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Is the S&P Coiling for a Strong Move Up or Down?

It has been three weeks since the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) peaked on December 31 (there was a nominal new high by 0.02 on January 15). We are seven weeks from the fifth anniversary of the March 2009...

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Secrets of the Square of 9 Chart

The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has not yet satisfied a 90-degree decline off the high. This was one reason why the decline into January 13 was suspect and why it was unlikely to prove a "one-day...

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Paired Trades: Using Options to Reduce Risk

In 2013 the rising tide lifted almost all boats as 9 out the 10 major S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) sectors all enjoyed double-digit increases propelling the overall index to a whopping 30% gain. But...

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The Power of the Square of 9

We've flagged the 408 time-and-price square-out in Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) several times in this space. (See here.) On January 22 Amazon left a little stealth Gilligan sell signal. A Gilligan sell is a...

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Volatility Precedes Price

The dollar is our currency but it's your problem. -U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connally 1971 If the dollar is the world reserve currency it is fair to say that what happens in the U.S. does not stay...

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Options Strategy: Exploit the Correlation Crush

In a recent piece I discussed the use of a paired options trade strategy to capitalize on a decline in correlations in 2014. Correlation refers to assets sometimes in very different classes moving up...

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VXX: Contango and Cash

Stock market volatility is on the rise which not only presents trading opportunities in stocks but in volatility itself. The recent 6% market decline as sent the VIX (INDEXCBOE:VIX) is up some 30% over...

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Portfolio Protection: Stocks Are High and Options are Low

In 2013 the stock market has enjoyed a huge rally with the lowest volatility in years. The S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) is set to gain 28% this year the best return since 1995 and has now risen...

View Article

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Will Stocks Turn a Brighter Shade of Red?

I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder as the ceiling flew away. Reid Brooker "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" Many people not content with the forgetfulness...

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Is the S&P Coiling for a Strong Move Up or Down?

It has been three weeks since the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) peaked on December 31 (there was a nominal new high by 0.02 on January 15). We are seven weeks from the fifth anniversary of the March 2009...

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Paired Trades: Using Options to Reduce Risk

In 2013 the rising tide lifted almost all boats as 9 out the 10 major S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) sectors all enjoyed double-digit increases propelling the overall index to a whopping 30% gain. But...

View Article

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Secrets of the Square of 9 Chart

The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has not yet satisfied a 90-degree decline off the high. This was one reason why the decline into January 13 was suspect and why it was unlikely to prove a "one-day...

View Article


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The Power of the Square of 9

We've flagged the 408 time-and-price square-out in Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) several times in this space. (See here.) On January 22 Amazon left a little stealth Gilligan sell signal. A Gilligan sell is a...

View Article

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Volatility Precedes Price

The dollar is our currency but it's your problem. -U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connally 1971 If the dollar is the world reserve currency it is fair to say that what happens in the U.S. does not stay...

View Article


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Options Strategy: Exploit the Correlation Crush

In a recent piece I discussed the use of a paired options trade strategy to capitalize on a decline in correlations in 2014. Correlation refers to assets sometimes in very different classes moving up...

View Article

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Clik here to view.

VXX: Contango and Cash

Stock market volatility is on the rise which not only presents trading opportunities in stocks but in volatility itself. The recent 6% market decline as sent the VIX (INDEXCBOE:VIX) is up some 30% over...

View Article

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Clik here to view.

Is the S&P Coiling for a Strong Move Up or Down?

It has been three weeks since the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) peaked on December 31 (there was a nominal new high by 0.02 on January 15). We are seven weeks from the fifth anniversary of the March 2009...

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