weeklyanalysis06192010 Monday: Moody's downgrade of Greek debt marked the second time a ratings agency gave it a "junk" rating. The result...
weeklyanalysis06052010 Monday: U.S. Markets were closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Tuesday: June got off to a gloomy...
weeklyanalysis05292010 Monday: The major indexes closed near session lows Monday as a late slide cemented losses for the major indexes....
weeklyobservations05222010 (reverse chrono) -F Indexes open down, but reverse up. Volume up w/options expiry. Nasdaq breaches 200 dma, but...
weeklyanalysis05152010 Monday: Indexes chalked up their biggest one-day gains so far this year, after news of the European Union's...
weeklyobservations05082010 (reverse chrono) -F Asia opens and tanks. Unemployment rate ticks up to 9.9%. Opening gains vanish. Tech tanks....
weeklyanalysis04172010 Monday: Stocks ended a quiet session Monday with a soft touch, hanging onto scant gains. The market drew mixed volume...
weeklyobservations03272010 (reverse chrono) -F Early gains in lighter volume. Stocks made it back into mixed territory after another rally...
weeklyanalysis03272010 Monday: The major indexes closed near session highs Monday, with medical, retail and some car-related industries doing...
weeklyobservations03202010 (reverse chrono) Market showing distribution. Ending losses in high trade were relatively modest. - Modest open....
weeklyanalysis03202010 Monday: Stocks avoided a distribution day Monday as volume remained too low on the Nasdaq and NYSE. Tuesday: Stocks...
weeklyobservations01272010 (reverse chrono) Asia slightly higher. GDP weak on sales. Market opens mixed. Market up, but volume way down....
weeklyanalysis02062010 Monday: The major indexes all closed high in their trading ranges as strong manufacturing data and a soft dollar...
weeklyobservations01202010 (reverse chrono) Can adjust NQ STOP & QID STOPS - Indexes tumble (again) in higher trade. Indexes now all in the...
weeklyanalysis01302010 Monday: Indexes settled for modest gains after weak December home sales whittled away the market's early gains....
Some snippets in reverse chronology (notes to myself intraday - less trades, days separated by ",") Overseas markets hugely tank. I got...
weeklyanalysis12262009 Monday: Major stock indexes rallied on merger news Monday. Volume fell sharply on both exchanges. Quadruple witching...
So there is no underlying that can go point-for-point by expiration - in the event the vix jumps - with the call -- to capitalize on the $3+ time...
Sure - it just seems there is a difference in premiums based on the Vix price between the 20 put and the 20 call - I'm not familiar with seeing...
Been doing covered calls for over a decade, but don't inundate myself with "learning" a bunch of new trading stuff - when what I do *works*....
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