Finding your niche
I truly believe that in order for both success and longevity in the market one needs to specialize. Having a systematic approach to the markets is a proven winner. I’ve…
I truly believe that in order for both success and longevity in the market one needs to specialize. Having a systematic approach to the markets is a proven winner. I’ve…
SHORT TERM Taking a look at a 30-minute chart of the SPX you can see that the overall trend is down. Several levels of one-time support have given way providing…
Wednesday's selling was more than just mom and pop worried about the fiscal cliff that they've been inundated with of late. In fact, if you look at this chart you…
Before reading further please consider my trading style. I sell premium in far out-of-the-money options which allows me to be less specific on technical levels. In other words, I'm not…
I mainly focus on the SPX in my analysis as that's what I trade. Here's some charts that caught my eye this weekend. Keep in mind that we have the…
The MLB playoffs isn't the only wild event going on in early October. We are entering option expiration! And it's an election year as well. Rob Hanna (@QuantEdges) over at…
Back in June of 2010 the CBOE started listing weekly options on the SPY. Here's some interesting data about the weekly options since that date: [list type=square_list] Since June 1st,…
There's no denying that the market was overextended as a result of last week's Fed decision. So far this week we've seen a small pullback in price while many of…
Finally saw a down week in the markets though not much of a move lower thanks to Friday's move. Interestingly enough, Friday's move closed right at the linear regression trend…
The August option cycle is done as we head into the September cycle with a bevy of catalysts including the Fed meeting on the 12th and 13th. Next week's fireworks…