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What Happened to the VIX

Posted by msebastian on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 5:19pm
 

Is this the End of the Line for Fear?

Posted by msebastian on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 7:54pm
The VIX got hammered today and the SPX is now trading at a higher level than it was before the S&P downgrade.  So...all is well...maybe, there are a few things I like:

SPX Up, IV Up, A Trend Breaker? AAPL Trade Idea

Posted by msebastian on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 6:25pm
Up to now, despite Friday's minute blip, most traders would have said this relief rally has some legs to it.

SPX Iron Condors looking Interesting

Posted by msebastian on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 6:50pm
Coming off of a nice IV panic last Thursday, and a subsequent IV calming last Friday, markets like the one we have now can often throw many of my new options mentoring students for a loop.

Easy to Trade doesn't mean an Easy Trade

Posted by msebastian on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 7:40pm
I am consistently taken aback by my how many of my new options mentoring students have some sort of weird love affair with the Russell 2000.  I guess I get it on this level:

AM Pit Report 11/22

We talk about the market, the week ahead, and we look at our OEX condor and SPY butterfly

AM Pit Report 11/18/2010 Starts at 11:40 EST!

 We go over our trades, talk about F and GM, look at the VIX 

Are Condors in the Weekly's Worth It?

Posted by msebastian on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 7:50pm
I have always been a little wary of the trading the weekly options for an income portfolio.  Inherently, I was thinking the risk reward makes no sense.  The argument I always get is that

How much was VOL up in the SPX today?

Posted by msebastian on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 9:28pm
The VIX was up about 3 points today.  The VXX was up over 1.5 points.  How much was IV up in ATM SPX today?  Yesterday: