Issue 52 |
Bitcoin Postscript [Charts] - December 29, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 13.47 bull zone
- Bitcoin Introduction - table compares to gold & crude oil
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 998.96 down 72.45
- Strategy - buy low sell high & stay long ready to hedge
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Issue 51 |
About Bitcoin [Charts] - December 21, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 12.13 bull zone
- Bitcoin Introduction - cash BTCUSD
- Grayscale Bitcoin Trust OTC (GBTC)
- Bitcoin Futures (BTF21) - price, IV & HV charts
- Bitcoin COT Positioning - 5 traders positions
- ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 (SDS) - call spread update
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 1071.41 up 3.31
- Strategy - stay long ready to hedge
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Issue 50 |
4 Reasons for Caution [Charts] - December 14, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 9.11 under bull zone
- VIX10-Day Correlation Indicator - turns + last week
- Equity Put/Call Ratio - .41 too bullish
- VIX Futures Volume & Open Interest - both increased
- CBOE Total Put Volume - 3.02m hedging increasing
- Top 5 Ranker - high IV/HV ratios include SPACs
- ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 (SDS) - call spread hedge
- SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP)
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 1068.10 up 125.09
- iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) - +
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Issue 49 |
The Macro Bus Returns [Charts] - December 7, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 14.11 bull zone
- U.S. Dollar Index (DX) - breaks down below 91.75
- MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) - lower DX helps
- SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP)
- VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) - lower DX helps
- Hyliion Holding Corp. (HYLN) - update idea cancelled
- Freeport -McMoRan (FCX) - roll long call spread up & out
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Issue 48 |
Rotation Continuation? [Charts] - November 30, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 13.27 bull zone
- VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) - positive rotation
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 789.35up 201.33
- Top 5 Idea - Hyliion Holding Corp (HYLN) - short put idea
- Strategy - three alternatives
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Issue 47 |
What Else Happened on November 9? - November 23, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) - chart with breakout
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX - VXST spread - 3.84 continues getting better
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 3.21 low neutral
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 588.02 up 243.96
- Strategy - three alternatives & seasonal strength
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Issue 46 |
Rotation Quandary [Charts] - November 16, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX - VXST spread - 2.09 getting better
- Equity Put/Call Ratio - .50 less bullish
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 7.51 still neutral
- Freeport -McMoRan (FCX) - Jan 15 long call spread idea
- Strategy - three alternatives
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Issue 45 |
Where Did Mo Go? [Charts] - November 9, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX - VXST spread - .90 improves
- Equity Put/Call Ratio - .41 better again
- VIX Futures Term Structure - vixcentral.com chart normal
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 6.55 neutral again
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - reported .89 loss.
- Strategy - three alternatives
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Issue 44 |
Hedge Report & Iron Condors [Charts] - November 2, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX - VXST spread - suggests caution
- Equity Put/Call Ratio - .77 spiked higher
- VIX Futures Term Structure - vixcentral.com chart
- VIX Futures Volume & Open Interest - volume increased
- VIX Futures Premium - chart -11.24% bear zone
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - iron condor Nov 13 trade idea
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Issue 43 |
Election Hedging Indicators [Charts] - October 26, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX - VXST - spread 4.74 average with chart
- Equity Put/Call Ratio - .49 chart up from August 28 at .41
- VIX Futures Premium - 4.42% caution zone with chart
- VIX Futures Term Structure - vixcentral.com chart
- VIX Futures Volume & Open Interest - chart both declining
- VIX Futures Options - weekly average open interest chart
- Strategy - retest high, H&S top or continues higher
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Issue 42 |
Hedging Review [Charts] - October 19, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX - VXST - spread 5.77 with chart
- VIX Futures Premium - 5.55% update with chart
- VIX Futures Term Structure - chart compares last 3 weeks
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 385.77 going higher
- Strategy - retest high, H&S top or continues higher
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Issue 41 |
Volatility Kings Third Quarter 2020 - October 12, 2020
- Volatility Kings Table - 25 Volatility Kings listed
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts, SPX
- Long and Short Calendar Spreads - outlined with others as well
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Issue 40 |
Earnings Prelude [Charts] - October 5, 2020
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - update
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - update
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts
- VIX Futures Premium - 17.52% update with chart bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 29.64 turned up
- U.S. Dollar Index (DX) - turned lower again
- Strategy - retest high, H&S top or continues higher
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