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A Second Look At GOOG, brief Fed Talk

Sometimes group-think can be the most dangerous thing to a trader.

Option Pit College Tournament Pool

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3 Ways to Play GOOG - BIDU spread for Cheap

I thought I would take a brief respite from talking about his market that is doing nothing (traders who sold volatility this morning are happy) to discuss a few ways to structure a GOOG-BIDU Spread.

The Week Ahead

Today’s sell down seems more typical of the way the market has rallied than the way it has dropped. Over the last few months when the market has fallen it has fallen hard and fast.

Weekend Mailbag

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Watch Out for the Weekend Melt, Rut Adjustment Made

As the markets sit and sit here, the IV's are holding up surprisingly well, right now. However, I would begin to keep an eye out for the weekend melt, especially in March options.

C Volume Surge and Market IV

The market shrugged off this morning’s bad news on the backs of the financials. There seems to be report after report about the positioning of the big banks if the economy starts to turn around.

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What is up with the SPX and the VIX? Plus, How much was IV up?

The markets closed with contradicting signs across the board take a look:

[caption id="attachment_1807" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="The Major Indexes were up less than the IV indexes"]

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