To say short vol traders finally received their comeuppance is the understatement of the century. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) skyrocketed 115% to 37.32 in a squeeze that blew out legions of traders carrying short volatility positions. The rocket ship rise officially notched a new record for the largest one-day increase in the VIX ever
Wow! What a game! Of course, I am talking about Super Bowl LII that was held on Sunday. That was a great football game for anyone who enjoys watching sports. There were a couple of lead changes during the game and there was a lot of back and forth action. Ultimately, in the end, there
Kia Ora Cuz! First and foremost, go Eagles!!! I just finished watching the game here in New Zealand with a larger than anticipated crowd. As in the states, people get down on the Super Bowl here. I was shocked to see how crowded the pubs were before noon on a Monday. Evidently people take
How much a tock will move during earnings announcement? This is where the Market Maker Move (MMM) comes in.
Today I want to talk a bit about the impact VIX spikes have on the cost of portfolio protection.
It’s nailing the management of Protective Puts that separates the men from the boys. Allow me to offer up a few ideas.
Now, this blog is for all my traders who have brought bad dating habits into the world of trading.
Has the market got your attention? Last week was tough for a lot of folks, especially for the rookies! We haven’t had a correction like that in over 2 years and it has a lot of people worried about bigger drops! This is precisely why we are taking this journey through the eyes of a
Consider today’s musings my effort to provide some portfolio context. In my next message, we’ll tackle portfolio structure.
It seems like the market has spoken! After six consecutive days of positive trade, we are pushing back up towards the highs again. So does this mean the pain that we experienced a couple of weeks ago is over? Maybe yes, maybe no? No one really knows what will happen but we can still
When we last departed I left you with an important question. Namely, “what do you do with the knowledge of how much a stock is expected to gap on earnings?”
Last week, context. Today, structure. How you structure a covered call portfolio depends in large part on how much capital you have at your disposal.
It seems like the market has spoken! After six consecutive days of positive trade, we are pushing back up towards the highs again. So does this mean the pain that we experienced a couple of weeks ago is over? Maybe yes, maybe no? No one really knows what will happen but we can
Ok, we are back! We have been going over a number of different indicators to see if they can assist with our trading. We have picked a few of the more popular indicators. Those being the MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands and this week we are going to peruse the OBV, or commonly known as the
This week we return to our strategy spotlight series. We’re previously highlighted the merits of everything from long calls and bull call spreads to naked puts and covered calls. Today it’s time we show some love to the long put. He’s simple and straightforward, but packs a powerful, profit-giving punch when stock prices sour. When
Last week I discussed how to think about structuring a covered call portfolio. Today I want to talk about how to manage risk in that type of account.
As we continue on through this journey to our first live trade, we have already explored the fundamentals of markets and equities and we have moved our way through the technical analysis aspects of trading. We looked at charts, trends, and indicators. We really just skimmed the surface of those two topics. We got just
Hello Tackle Traders, Your girl Jess over here today. During the last week of February something happened that made my jaw drop to the floor. We all know the power that social media and even more Twitter have on the news and therefore on the market. But have you ever imagined that one of the
Today we’ll explore a time-tested tactic to avoid seller’s remorse forever. It’s known as the stock replacement strategy: long calls.
One by one, milestones are melting in the face of the bull market’s fiery flight. But such is commonplace when asset prices mushroom to unseen heights. If record readings give you vertigo, it’s time to reframe your perspective because as I’ve mentioned previously, all-time highs are normal.
Did you try the Top-down approach? Did you see the markets from a different point of view? Did it make it easier to organize your thoughts about what the markets are doing? This approach is designed to make your trading experience easier. I suspect for some it will work well as we described it last
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