From one expected price level to the next – that’s how short-term trading works.
Right now, we face the next key level to watch – overhead resistance – at 1,100 and so we play another round of “will it break or will it hold.”
Here’s a quick update:
The 1,100 level is ’round... Continue Reading
Submitted ByBill Luby
The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) has been one of the most closely followed topics on VIX and More, ever since the day the two VIX ETNs were launched, in January 2009. In the intervening 16 months, VXX has gone from an obscure niche product to a favorite of day traders, with...
Submitted ByCorey Rosenbloom
From one expected price level to the next – that’s how short-term trading works.
Right now, we face the next key level to watch – overhead resistance – at 1,100 and so we play another round of “will it break or will it hold.”
Here’s a quick update:
The 1,100 level is ’round...
Submitted ByCorey Rosenbloom
If you’ve been trading based on major headline news this week, you’ve been whipsawed so many times. Even if you’ve been basing your daily bias off the opening gap, you’ve been whipsawed.
The last few days have seen a massive contradiction in where the overnight session traded and how the...
Submitted ByPrieur du Plessis
“Investors must respect this rather tortuous journey in the months and years ahead for what it is: A deleveraging process based upon too much debt and too little growth to service it. ... 4-6% annualized returns for a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds is the likely outcome," said Bill...
Submitted ByBill Luby
Just a quick note to confirm that on Monday marked the publication of the May issue of Expiring Monthly: The Option Traders Journal. I have attached a copy of the Table of Contents for the May issue below. The cover story for this issue was written by Mark Wolfinger and focuses on the CBOE...
Submitted ByJim Picerno
Today’s update on new orders for durable goods is just the thing to blow away the deflation blues that have been poisoning the party over the past few weeks. Spending was up in April for this leading indicator. Actually, that’s...
Submitted ByCorey Rosenbloom
One of my favorite things about technical analysis/charting is uncovering past patterns that resemble what's happening right now in the market. Doing so allows for comparison to see if history is repeating, and if history repeats - or the pattern repeats - then we have a literal roadmap to the...