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 S&P 500 Index Update [Charts] - March 30, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • S&P 500 Index Chart with USTL & possible H&S Top
  • S&P 500 Index Chart with possible rising wedge
  • VIX Trade Update from Issue 12
  • iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB) - long call spread
Issue 12 VIX Futures Premium Hedge Indicator [Chart] - March 23, 2015
  • S&P 500 Index Chart with VIX premium noted
  • VIX - synthetic long hedge
  • The Blue Collar Investor - rolling covered call positions
Issue 11 S&P 500, US Dollar and Crude Oil [Charts] - March 16, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • S&P 500 Index Chart updated
  • US Dollar Index Chart - overbought
  • VIX - long call hedge
  • Crude Oil Chart - WTI makes a 5th bottom?
Issue 10 XIV on the Rise Again [Chart] - March 9, 2015
  • VIX Chart - going higher?
  • VIX Trade Update from Issue 9
  • VIX Synthetic Long Suggestion
  • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) - chart
  • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) - call spread
Issue 9 VIX Hedge Plan [Charts] - March 2, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • CBOE Volatility Index- (VIX) - chart
  • CBOE Volatility Index- (VIX) - IV & HV volatility chart
  • VIX March Hedge - long call short put combination
  • VIX April Hedge - long call short put combination
Issue 8 Equity Trends Resume - February 23, 2015
  • Using Volatility Selling Options - The Blue Collar Investor
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) - long call
  • FireEye, Inc. (FEYE) - March call spread
  • Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) - March call spread
  • AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) - March call spread
  • Celgene Corp. (CELG) - March call spread
Issue 7 Cyclical Optimism Returns - February 17, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • S&P 500 Index Chart with new upward sloping trendline
  • Crude Oil March Futures Chart with Symmetrical Triangle
  • CFTC Non-Reportable positions negative February 3, 2015
  • Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) - long call spread
Issue 6 January Review - February 9, 2015
  • Updated table for January closes with probability for year-end
  • PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP) - call spread
  • Utilities Select Sector ETF (XLU) - downtrend put spread
Issue 5 Volatility Lingo - February 2, 2015
  • Article defines and describes various usage of volatility
Issue 4 Sliding Implied Volatility - January 26, 2015
  • PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP) - long calls
  • VIX Chart - high put call ratio
  • Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) - call spread short put combination
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) - call spread short put
  • SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E&P ETF (XOP) - call spread short put
  • Halliburton Co. (HAL) - call spread short put combo
Issue 3 Risk Reduction Underway - January 20, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • S&P 500 Index Chart with potential H&S Top
  • ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 (SDS) - call spread hedge idea
  • The Blue Collar Investor - using put sales
Issue 2 Volatility Kings- 4Q Update - January 12, 2015
  • List of companies having a tendency to experience increasing option implied volatility as their quarterly reporting dates approach.
Issue 1 Year End Review - January 5, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • United States Oil (USO) - keep long puts
  • PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP) - long calls
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