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Feb 29, 2016

 

Volatility Review: VIX got ahead of itself breaking 20 based on bond hedge cost.

Russells Weekly Rundown:

  • Wednesday weeklys!

VIX Options:

  • Fairly light volume week.
  • Thurs: 488k, Weds: 495k, Tues: 409k, Mon: 735k.
  • Total 5.55M (3.89M calls, 1.66M puts)

Even more CBOE studies!
Crude Oil
Recent rumors of supply action...


Feb 26, 2016

The Buzz: Today we have special guest Chris Hausman, Senior Trader & Chief Market Technician at Swan Global Investments. Chris is the author of "Do Market Anomalies Occur More Frequently Now?"

They discuss:

  • Normal distributions and when models blow up
  • Five- and 10-sigma events
  • What do financial advisors need to look...


Feb 26, 2016

Trading Block: Gold goes for a ride. SeaWorld earnings today after the bell and taking it on the chin. Off approx. 9%.

Odd Block: Calls and puts go up in Restoration Hardware Inc. (RH), call spreads go up in Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC), and puts go up in Cypress Semiconductors (CY).

Mail Block: Listener questions and...


Feb 26, 2016

CTO Interview: Today we are joined by Haim Bodek, Managing Principal of Decimus Capital Markets, LLC. Haim founded Trading Machines and is featured in the book Dark Pools.
Featured article:

  • Vice - What led whistle-blower Haim Bodek to expose the biggest scam on Wall Street?
  • He has said Flash Boys misses the mark, what...


Feb 26, 2016

Options news you can use for Friday, February 26, 2016.