This has been a productive earnings season, and it looks like there will be more positive sentiment moving into this week. This OVI market review is another long one, as there are plenty of pre- and post-earnings stocks to review. Remember, that to take best advantage of pre-earnings you really do need to get into […]
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On Monday I suggested to my private members that we had probably not seen the lows from this market. That could be a matter of days, weeks or months, but it would be unusual for last week’s lows…
VIX at 5-Year LowThe VIX (Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index) is a measure of the implied volatility of the S&P 500 index options. It represents one measure of the m…
Hi Everyone The main idices are still grinding up on low volume as we draw to the end of earnings season. The S&P has a marginally positive OVI while the Nasdaq’s is neutral. It’s almo…
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You may have noticed that all the options symbols for US stocks have changed. I’ll post more about that in due course. The net result willbe beneficial in the long term as the …
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If you’ve been trading what you see, you’ll have been trading bull flags recently.
However, last night’s action was pretty severe to the downside with a 20 point drop in the l…
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This is a video explaining how to trade with OptionsXpress FleXCharts.
This is where you can place your trades directly from the charts.
To open an account with OptionsXpress,…
Theta T The characteristic of option prices to change purely as a result of the passage of time is known as time decay. Theta is a measure of how time decay affects the option premium. As such, theta …
There are seven factors that influence an option’s price:
The type of option (call or put)
The price of the underlying asset
The exercise price (or strike price) of the option
The expiration da…
The Bid-Ask Spread is the amount by which the Ask exceeds the Bid. This is essentially the difference in price between the highest price that a buyer is willing to pay for an asset and the lowest pric…