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- The Vicious Cycle of Fear in the Markets
- Frederic Ruffy submits: Fear is back. Two days of heavy selling along with a 10 percent loss in the S&P 500 Index (.SPX) caused a noticeable uptick in risk perceptions Wednesday and Thursday. The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX) is up from 47.73 to 63.68, or 15.95 points since Tuesday,...
- External links 2008-11-06
- Urban Outfitters and the $25 Million Options Payday
- Frederic Ruffy submits: Still wondering how you can profit by paying attention to institutional options flow? Every day our specialized tools pick up thousands of significant trades made by the most informed, well-capitalized, sophisticated traders. Strategies range from simple bullish and bearish directional bets to more complex multi-leg...
- External links 2008-11-16
- Sentiment Review: Bearishness on the Rise
- Frederic Ruffy submits: A lot has changed since the January 6 installment of Sentiment Review. At that time, it seemed like “a period of exceptionally quiet trading has lulled investors into a sense of complacency that, by some measures, has not been seen in years.” Since that time, another...
- External links 2009-01-16
- U.S. Natural Gas Fund Options Activity
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The US Natural Gas UNG has been bouncing around a lot lately, but was basically at the same levels Friday as it was three months ago chart. Click to enlarge Options activity has been steadily increasing in recent weeks, however, and some players appear to be looking...
- External links 2009-06-22
- Ford Shares Unchanged Despite Better than Expected Monthly Sales
- Frederic Ruffy submits: Ford Motor F shares were unchanged at $6.07, even as the automaker “surprised” the Street with better-than-expected monthly sales numbers. Ford auto sales fell 10.9 percent in June, which was significantly better than the -17 percent analysts had predicted. However, the “whisper” number was probably...
- External links 2009-07-02
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- Making Sense of VMware Options Volume
- Frederic Ruffy submits: Wall Street’s been abuzz about the activity in EMC Corp. EMC options over the past two days. On Wednesday, EMC options volume was completely off the charts, as 353,000 calls and 107,000 puts traded on the day. Thursday, the action continued with another 185,000 calls and...
- External links 2008-08-01
- WhatsTrading's Weekly Top 5 Options Ideas: Euro, Sprint, Freeport-McMoran, WaMu, GDX
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The US options market saw another busy week of trading as stocks moved mostly higher. During the past five trading sessions, the S&P 500 Index added roughly 35 points or slightly less than 3 percent. Meanwhile, 31.3 million puts and 38.8 million calls traded across the...
- External links 2008-08-11
- Five Options Ideas: Chesapeake Energy, CIT Group, Commercial Metals, GLD, Campbell Soup
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The options expiration failed to trigger much volatility in the equity market last week. The S&P 500 Index (.SPX) finished at 1,298.20 and less than 2 points above a week ago. The lack of movement in the S&P 500 might explain why the CBOE Volatility Index...
- External links 2008-08-17
- Sentiment Review: Bullishness Rising
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The CBOE Volatility Index [.VIX] fell 0.76 to 19.58 Friday and closed below 20 for the first time since June 5. The market's "fear gauge" is now well below its mid-July highs above 30 percent. The decline in the VIX reflects the recent trend of falling...
- External links 2008-08-17
- The Return of Extreme Bullishness?
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The CBOE Volatility Index [.VIX] lost 1.01 points to 18.81 and closed at its lowest levels since June 5 on Friday. The market's "Fear Gauge" edged down .77 points on the week despite bumpy trading Monday and Tuesday, when the S&P 500 Index [.SPX] suffered a...
- External links 2008-08-24
- Five Options Ideas: AIG, Petrohawk, XLP, Comerica, Charles Schwab
- Frederic Ruffy submits: After a rocky start, volume and volatility eased and trading turned relatively uneventful last week. The S&P 500 Index SPX suffered a two-day 2.5 percent slide Monday and Tuesday, but battled back to finish down just 6 points on the week. Meanwhile, the CBOE Volatility Index...
- External links 2008-08-24
- Is Gold Getting Ready to Bounce?
- Frederic Ruffy submits: Some players in the options market are showing surprising amounts of bullish sentiment towards gold, even as the yellow metal displays considerable downside momentum. Thursday, the yellow metal lost $5.00 and moved back towards $800.00 an ounce. Gold is now down 4.2 percent during the first...
- External links 2008-09-05
- Sentiment Review: Bearishness Is Back to Extremes
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX), which often subsides when equities move higher, closed with a big gain Friday. The rally in the VIX comes despite a third consecutive advance for the S&P 500 (.SPX). The S&P 500 added 2.65 points Friday and is up 27.2 points,...
- External links 2008-09-14
- The VIX and V-Shaped Bottoms
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX) saw a wild day of action Thursday. The market's Fear Gauge, which tracks the expected volatility priced into S&P 500 Index (.SPX) options, finished Wednesday at 36.22 and its highest close since October 2002. It opened Thursday's session at 36.1 and,...
- External links 2008-09-19
- Fannie and Freddie: Finally a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
- Frederic Ruffy submits: Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE shares saw extreme volatility and heavy call volume Thursday. Shares of Freddie traded between $1.30 to $2.95 before settling the day down 3 cents to $1.86. In the options market, 115,000 calls and 21,000 puts traded on Freddie Thursday....
- External links 2008-09-26
- Lessons From Past Bear Market Bottoms
- Frederic Ruffy submits: The S&P 500 Index SPY tumbled 18 percent last week and closed at 899.22 Friday. The S&P 500 has fallen 42.5 percent since October 9, 2007. While the brutal one-year slide has some market watchers drawing comparisons to the bear market of 1973-74, the 1987 plunge,...
- External links 2008-10-13
- Fear gauge finds Wall St edgy.
- Byline: Doris Frankel Jul 11, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A downturn in US share prices appears to have prompted a surge in options trading. The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index rose by 15.90 per cent in trading...
- Research articles 2007-07-11
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