| Issue 38 |
Holding the Line [Charts] - September 20, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4432.99 -25.59
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 373.83 -2.76
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts 15.09%
- VIX Futures Premium - 8.80% yellow caution zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 15.75 -66.04
- WTI Crude Oil - 71.97 +2.22
- Strategy - odds favor the 50-MA holding, ready to hedge
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| Issue 37 |
Storm Clouds Gathering [Charts] - September 13, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4458.58 -76.85
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 376.59 -4.98
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts 14.90%
- VIX Futures Premium - 1.38% yellow caution zone
- VIX-VXST Spread - -1.63 another caution
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 81.79 -50.13
- WTI Crude Oil - 69.72 +.43, funds reduced net longs
- WTI COT Report - PMP increased shorts, OI & Price diverge
- Strategy - Consider hedges again, SPY put spreads or SQQQ
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| Issue 36 |
Better Breadth [Charts] - September 7, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4535.43 +26.06
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 381.57 +5.53
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts 10.71% low
- VIX Futures Premium - 17.13% green bull zone
- VIX-VXST Spread - +4.75 vs. -1.55 on August 18.
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 131.92 +114.33
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| Issue 35 |
Baffling Breadth [Charts] - August 30, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4509.37 +67.70
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 376.04 +8.31
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts 10.72% low
- VIX Futures Premium - 21.94% very green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 17.59 +25.24
- Hedge Thought - SQQQ long call spread non- starter
- Strategy - no taper clarity
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| Issue 34 |
Breadth Disappoints [Charts] - August 23, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4441.67 -26.33
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 367.73 -1.09
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts 13.01%
- VIX Futures Premium - 13.50% near green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index -7.75 -190.93
- Hedge Thought - SQQQ Sep 17 long call spread
- Strategy - "just in case" hedges
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| Issue 33 |
Breadth Improving [Charts] - August 16, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4468.00 +72.74
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 368.82 +4.25
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts 10.58%
- VIX Futures Premium - 18.90% green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 183.18 +52.66
- Strategy - path of least resistance higher
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| Issue 32 |
Spreads Again [Charts] - August 9, 2021
- Advantages - reference Volume 21 Issue 7 "Why Try Spreads"
- Options Spreads
- Put Spreads For Hedging - ratio spreads
- Upside Spreads - ratio spreads
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| Issue 31 |
Big Cap Earnings [Charts] - August 2, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4395.26 -16.53
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 36457 -3.63
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - charts 13.42%
- VIX Futures Premium - 15.03% green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 130.52 -29.44
- Buy the Rumor Sell the News - big six results mixed
- Strategy - sector rotation & UST10Y at 1.24%
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| Issue 30 |
Buy-the-Dippers Pounced [Charts] - July 26, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4411.79 +84.63 new closing high
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 368.20 +10.60 new closing high
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart 11.91%
- VIX Futures Premium - 22.01% green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 159.96 -203.71
- Strategy - earnings, buy the rumor sell the news?
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| Issue 29 |
Volatility Kings - Second Quarter 2021
- Volatility Kings Table - 21 Volatility Kings listed
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart
- Long and Short Calendar Spreads - mentioned with others
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| Issue 28 |
Earnings Prelude & Crude Oil [Charts] - July 12, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4369.55 +17.21 more new highs
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 361.01 +2.37 less rotation
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart 11.12%
- VIX Futures Premium - 16.31% green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 553.08 -101.12
- WTI Crude Oil (CL) - 74.56 charts open interest
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| Issue 27 |
Rotation Derby [Charts] - July 6, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4352.34 +71.64 new highs again
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 358.64 +9.18 rotation to growth
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart 10.43%
- VIX Futures Premium - 22.22% green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 693.09 -45.43
- Best Calendar Spread - 2 trade results
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| Issue 26 |
Secular Growth Edge [Charts] - June 28, 2021
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) - 4280.70 +114.25 new highs again
- Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) - 349.46 +7.23 & above 50-DMA
- CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) & IVXM - chart 10.33%, 52 low
- VIX Futures Premium - chart 18.53% green bull zone
- Market Breadth - Summation Index 699.63 -69.50 going down
- Micron Technology (MU) - marked to market, buy rumor?
- Strategy - all bullish, hedges not needed
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