Some readers may recall that I've previously labeled December op-ex week "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year". Op-ex week in general is normally pretty good. And while December has been... read more »
Tuesday's Put/Call Ratio suggested some complacency among options traders. Below is a study I've shown a few times in the past in the Subscriber Letter that appeared in last night's Quantifinder for... read more »
Not surprisingly, I received quite a few VIX charts in last week's chart of the week contest. After several reader requests, I am taking the liberty of posting some of my favorites that fell just... read more »
The surge in popularity of ETFs is often credited with bringing buy-and-hold investors a cost-efficient alternative to traditional actively-managed mutual funds. But ETFs are also responsible for... read more »
Thanks to all who submitted charts for the chart of the week contest. After getting off to a slow start, I was somewhat skeptical that my idea of opening up the chart of the week to readers would... read more »
I dare you to Google "options trading" and then spend the next five hours combing through the results. When it comes to options trading, the signal-to-noise ratio online is so low it can... read more »
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 1.8%
There are always three possible trends for a market at any given time: up, down or sideways. Experienced traders appreciate the fact... read more »
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.2%
Last week really tested the mettle of metal-owners. An early-week bullish head fake was followed by some nasty selling that left COMEX... read more »
Volatility Tracker for the week of February 8, 2010 Except for a brief interlude in mid-November, equity index options haven't been this fairly valued in about a year, meaning that realized... read more »
Assuming some massive UUP March call position is not being rolled, today was the second biggest volume day in UUP March Calls ($23 strike) ever. We believe this is not a roll as the trade did not... read more »
