Anxiety is rising, and that’s not great for equities.
The VIX measures the market’s expectation of volatility over the next 30 days as implied by a weighted strip of SPX Index options. When investors are nervous, options premiums, and therefore the VIX tends to spike, reflecting heightened uncertainty. This…

Emerging Market Stocks: EEM
One of the great underperformers of the past 16+ years is emerging market stocks. In fact, we cannot think of an asset class that has done worse. Herein lies an opportunity. This article is for paid members - please login…

Ark Innovation Fund: ARKK
With the price of equities in a downtrend, we once again look to our favorite stock to short to hedge any portfolio. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.

Affirm Holdings, Inc.: AFRM
One thing Americans are good at is figuring out how to buy stuff on credit. The latest iteration of this is the "buy now pay laters" payment solution. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for…

Is the Bear Coming out of Hibernation?: QQQ
Here at the options edge, we suggest a mix of bullish and bearish trades on individual stocks and sometimes ETFs. The reason is that individual stocks become undervalued and overvalued. This article is for paid members - please login or…

Strap on a Pair (of Put Spreads)
Pairs trading is a market-neutral strategy that involves buying one asset while shorting a related asset to profit from temporary pricing divergences. Typically, traders select two highly correlated assets—such as stocks, commodities, or currencies—that usually move together, like competing companies…
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