One Warning Light Flashing Yellow
Hey Traders, The S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX) tried to scare everyone on Thursday, only to end the day down a measly 15 points. I think the SPX is probably going to have a nice rebound on Friday … Of course, I could be wrong, because there is still one indicator saying “look out!” What am […]
The Crash To Actually Be Worried About
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Is Likely To Drop. Hey Traders, First things first — if you haven’t already registered, it’s not too late to get your seat to the “Triple Threat Mentorship Event” kicking off at 11:30 a.m. EST! I’m going live with two of Option Pit’s finest — Andrew […]
The Long & Short Of Winning VIX
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Is Likely To Drop. Hey Traders, As we head into expiration for VIX options and futures, I know many traders are worried about whether or not it is time to hedge. And all these questions about the best practices for trading vol are a big part […]
How I’m Playing AAPL Earnings
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Is Likely To Drop. Hey Traders, We do not normally delve too deep into equity volatility premiums. However, based on the run Apple (Ticker: AAPL) has had, and its effects on the S&P 500 (Ticker: SPX), as well as the NASDAQ 100 (Ticker: NDX) … Plus […]
2 VIX Plays For July
Hey Traders, VIX futures have been stubborn over the last few weeks. The July future has never been able to close below 17… not once! The low close for July VIX is 17.47 … and it did close at that level twice. The VIX itself has dropped into the 14s, and yet July VIX futures […]
The Lone VIX Holdout
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Will Drop. Hey Traders, It was short, and not that sweet … The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light is back to red, after a brief flip to yellow. On Thursday, we got some excitement in the markets … and the VIX gapped higher to hit 20 […]
These Indicators Flipped The VIX Switch
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Yellow: Volatility Will Move. Hey Traders, Well, it happened … With everything that’s going on in the market today … The Option Pit VIX Traffic Light has moved from red to yellow. What does this mean? And, maybe even more importantly, how am I going to make money trading? […]
Is This A Signal Of Trouble Ahead In The Russell 2000?
The Option Pit VIX Light Is Red, And Volatility Will Drop. Hey Traders, While the VIX had a nice intraday pop on Tuesday, in the end, the index closed only marginally higher than it opened. But that doesn’t mean all is well. I have been watching the Russell 2000 (Ticker: RUT) the last few days, […]
Think Twice Before Chasing These
Hey Traders, We got a little bump in volatility to start the holiday-shortened week … But after a midday peak, we started to see the VIX drop off again. Now, with markets lower on the day, this might be when some traders are looking at volatility as an alternative place to put their money. But, […]
Digging In To A VIX Basic
Hey Traders, Well, we didn’t get a sub-15 close … but the VIX did gap lower on Friday morning and hit below 14.50 during the first half of the trading session. So the VIX did break below the 15 level, like I predicted, thanks to the better-than-expected non-farm payrolls report. It seems like traders are […]