SPY: Roll the Volatility and Crash Trades
As equity market prices continue to move away from reality, we have suggested that investors consider either lightening their risk load by selling some long positions or doing some hedging.…
Market Update (SPX, SPY)
An interesting thing happened on the path to a Bubblicious bull market. Some people we read were saying that the equity markets were in a bubble. Others argued it was…
Roll the S&P500 (SPY) Vol and Hedge Trades
As we sit here today, we ask ourselves the question. Is the US Economy in 2019 about to undergo the Japanese stock market experience of 1989? This article is for…
Adjust the Equity Volatility Trade
One of the most popular trading strategies implemented by professional traders is the volatility trade. Indeed it was the introduction of options that made volatility trading possible. This article is for…
Time to Hedge
Over the past week, we have shared a number of methods for hedging that can also be used for taking outright downside exposure. This Friday Mike talked about how to…
Danger Will Robinson!
In the past few weeks to a month, we have been discussing the possibility of a tradable top in the equity markets. This article is for registered members - please…
Options Expiration (7.19.19)
Standard Monthly Options will be expiring at the end of the week, so we thought we should highlight the trades that are due to expire. This article is for registered…
Is it Time to Hedge?
Is it time to hedge? This is the $64 trillion question on the minds of investors. As we have stated in the past, we do not think a trade war…
The Week Ahead | 4/8/2019
Did you catch CNBC Options Action Last Friday? Mike Khouw and Carter Worth identified the IWM – Russell 2000 as the catch up trade. The SP 500 is hitting…
Are the Financials the Canary in the Coal Mine?
The "risk" markets, both equity and high yield debt have had quite a recover since the Christmas. We are now seeing many analysts and market commentators turn from bearish to bullish.…
You Only Need One Word in Your Vocabulary… Down
Up until this morning, we held the view that the US & China would work out a deal and global trade would get back to normal. Now we are not…
Manic Monday Followed by Terrible Tuesday
On Monday, the equity markets rallied shapely with the S&P500 running up about 40 points by midday. After hitting the 2,800 it fell back 10 points to close the day up…