IVolatility Trading Digest™ Blog

Table of Contents

The previous Digest Issues are grouped quarterly
and have a list of all the underlying stocks,
ETFs and Futures in the previous Digest Issues.

(Odd Number Issues Include the Market Review Section - italics indicate category)

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Issue 13 VIX Futures Pressure Relief - March 26, 2012
  • CBOE Volatility Index© (VIX) - hedge suggestion
  • Oracle Corp. (ORCL) - earnings report update
  • Lululemon Athletica (LULU) - earnings report update
  • KB Home (KBH) - earnings report update
  • McMoRan (MMR) - progress report
Issue 12 VIX Futures Calling - March 19, 2012
  • Oracle Corp. (ORCL) - quarterly earnings report
  • Lululemon Athletica (LULU) - quarterly earnings report
  • KB Home (KBH) - quarterly earnings report
  • McMoRan (MMR) - high IV/HV ratio
Issue 11 Ides of March - March 12, 2012
  • VIX April Futures - rising open interest
  • SPDR S&P 500 Index - put ratio backspread hedge
Issue 10 March Madness - March 5, 2012
  • MercardoLibre, Inc. (MELI) - trade update
  • IV/HV Scan Results - IVolatility tools
  • Oncothyreon, Inc. (ONTY) - high IV/HV ratio
  • Express Scripts, Inc (ESRX) - takeover file
  • Weatherford International (WFT) - Top IV change
Issue 9 More VIX and VIX Futures - February 27, 2012
  • Understanding the VIX - article by Russell Rhoades, CFA
Issue 8 Hedging with VIX - February 21, 2012
  • Apple, Inc. (AAPL) - key reversal
  • MercardoLibre, Inc. (MELI) - trade update
  • Advanced Ranker Scan - IVolatility tools
  • Fusion-io Inc. (FIO) - takeover file
Issue 7 Greek Despair - February 13, 2012
  • CBOE Volatility Index© (VIX) - hedge suggestion
  • Illumina, Inc (ILMN) - takeover file
  • MercardoLibre, Inc. (MELI) - quarterly earnings report
Issue 6 January Barometer - February 6, 2012
  • Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) - trade update
  • Advanced Ranker Review - IVolatility tools
Issue 5 Cat Watch - January 30, 2012
  • Baker Hughes (BHI) - earnings update
  • Apple Inc. (AAPL) - earnings update
  • SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) - earnings update
  • Netflix Inc. (NFLX) - earnings update
  • Southern Copper (SCCO) - earnings update
  • Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) - update
  • Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) - quarterly earnings report
Issue 4 Earnings Reports Galore - January 23, 2012
  • Baker Hughes (BHI) - quarterly earnings report
  • Apple Inc. (AAPL) - quarterly earnings report
  • SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) - quarterly earnings report
  • Netflix Inc. (NFLX) - quarterly earnings report
  • Southern Copper (SCCO) - quarterly earnings report
  • Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) - reorganization file
Issue 3 Upward Momentum - January 17, 2012
  • Strategy - above trendline
  • Monsanto (MON) - trade update
  • EI DuPont (DD) - quarterly earnings report
  • SPDR Homebuilders (XHB) - trending upward
  • US Oil Fund (USO) - uptrend in doubt
Issue 2 Slim Pickings - January 9, 2012
  • Strategy - short euro put spread
  • Netflix (NFLX) - best calendar spread
  • Chipotle Mexican (CMG) - trend continuation
  • Sears Holdings (SHLD) - put spread short
  • Southwestern Energy (SWN) - increasing volatility
  • Amazon (AMZN) - trend change possible
Issue 1 Setting the Stage for 2012 - January 4, 2012
  • Strategy - Long-term upward sloping trendline
  • Monsanto Co. (MON) - quarterly earnings
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