Markets continue to be "messy" and it's tricky looking for positions to take aggressive stances in. And with VIX hovering at or near the 30 level for the better part of the past week and a half, the option trader in me continues to look for...
No, it’s not April 15th just yet. But I’m getting into that zone where I need to start sending relevant info to my accountant to get the ball rolling for my 2021 tax return.
I hate that I have to farm out my tax return preparation to a...
If you've been following our narrative this week, you know we've been preaching patience as the stock market is most decidedly in the "chop zone" right now. Me and JC did a live twitter stream on Wednesday afternoon discussing the situation and how we...
In Major League Baseball, the 40/40 Club is an exclusive group of players who are the only ones to have achieved both 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same season.
The first player to achieve this milestone was Jose Canseco in 1988 as a...
While certainly not at panic levels, we've been seeing a persistent $VIX holding north of 20, and the last two days we saw it flirt with 25. This signals to me that there is still a bit of uneasiness remaining in the stock market, leftover from the...
JC came to Boulder yesterday (where I Iive) and we were able to get together to enjoy a late dinner. It was a great opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come and what we’ve already accomplished....
I love when the team feels a little "frisky" and hunts for "speculative" ideas. There's nothing that gets the creative juices flowing more than getting outside the wheelhouse a bit, looking for new experiences.
We're continuing the theme of monitoring relative strength in this tricky tape. The next leaders if/when a bull market resumes are revealing themselves now. Are you paying attention?
One of the names that is holding up relatively well recently...
While the US Stock Market has pulled back a bit this week, we've seen $VIX pop its head back up above 23 and print its highest levels in a month. And this isn't entirely surprising given that the highly watched Russell 2000 $IWM has been struggling to...
On days and weeks like this, I love to look for opportunities to sell premium into the elevated implied volatilities we're seeing rising across the board. With $VIX back up above 20, you'd think there's been plenty to pick from.
The first two days of this week completed a nearly text book Santa Claus rally. Then on Wednesday, it appears the Fed may have stolen his Sleigh and now his reindeer have no idea which way to steer!
