No-paywall link https://archive.is/wRuWA This line of thinking also begs the question; why is implied volatility so low on 30-60DTE options and is there a way to exploit this for profit? What is your current strategy? h/t Middle_Name-Danger
by confoundedinterest17 US consumers are feeling that inflation is hot, hot, hot! There is another Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on December 14th and everyone is interested in what The Fed will do. Or how much will The Fed …
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Angelenos have experienced a record rise in gas prices over the last month, and on Friday, gas hit well over $6 per gallon in at least one local station. A Mobil station near the Beverly Center, …
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues in the coming week can expect to see their key inflation metric accelerate to a fresh four-decade high last seen when Paul Volcker led the U.S. central bank. The personal consumption expenditures …
Core inflation rose 3.6% in August from a year ago, the biggest jump in more than 30 years. Personal spending increased 0.8%, slightly higher than the estimate. Inflation ran at a fresh 30-year high in August as supply chain disruptions …
via topdowncharts: New highs anyone? Firstly, for context, in the Sentiment Snapshot series I look at some of the charts and data from the weekly survey on Twitter, which asks respondents to indicate whether they are bullish or bearish for primarily technical …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Orders for Class-8 trucks – made by Daimler (Freightliner, Western Star), Paccar (Peterbuilt, Kenworth), Navistar International, and Volvo Group (Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks) – plunged 58% in February compared to February last year, to 16,700 orders, …
by Umar Farooq Vix gauge – which measures the expected short-term turbulence of the S&P 500 and doubles as a fear index – heading for its lowest closing level in over two decades. Vix has fallen to just 9.84 …
by Umar Farooq The VIX as we all know measures the implied volatility of options on the S&P 500. This is a key component in the price investors pay for downside protection on their portfolios. So what is implied …
by Umar Farooq VIX futures and options are frequently being applied by investors as a hedge against volatility. If stocks tumble, some of the losses incurred can be offset against the profits generated from trading these options. When investors …