Black Friday Correction: Better to Sell Theta or Vega?

Trading Low Volatility Markets Amidst Dogecoin Hysteria

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Market volatility dipped below its long-term average in April, but despite that relative complacency, investors and traders can still employ a wide range of tactics to uncover new opportunities. An 18 print in the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) wouldn’t usually qualify as a boring or complacent market. But relative to the last 14 months of … Continued

Bullish? Trade Duration Using Poor Man’s Covered Calls & LEAPS

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In the current trading environment, the topic of duration has taken on added gravity. Duration typically refers to the expected timeframe that a trading position will be open, and considering the current coronavirus outbreak, duration in these volatile markets is getting almost as much attention as price.  The reason this topic has become so paramount … Continued

Adjusting Duration in High Volatility Markets

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After the conclusion of the current “Coronacrisis,” market participants may look back and realize that an important line has been drawn in the sand: 80. Eighty is notable because the VIX, also known as the “fear gauge,” has only closed trading above that number three times in its history—the previous Financial Crisis (2008-2009) and the … Continued

Trading Defensively: Managing Tested Positions

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With the spread of the novel coronavirus outside of China, the entire world is now wrestling with a very serious threat. Furthermore, many investors are grappling not only with ensuring that they stay healthy, but that their positions—many of which are now being “tested” by the global economy’s response to the pandemic—stay healthy too.  As … Continued