Market Direction Outlook, Investing Strategy Notes, Covered Calls, Microsoft and VIX Index Strategy for Feb 2 2015

I added to my May 18 position this morning as outlined in the morning Investing Strategy Notes for today. Here is today's trade. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1:  Bought 5 call contracts for May 18 expiry at the $20 call strike for $4.600 at 9:55 Trade Comments: If today's...

Here is a Credit Call Spread done today. This trade was outlined in the morning Investing Strategy Notes for today. Here is today's trade. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1: Credit Call Spreads  Sold 15 call contracts for Mar 30 expiry at the $50 call strike for $0.40 at...

Here is a Credit Call Spread done today. Note in the important stats table below that on Jan 27 2021 the VIX was at $37 and today it hit $37.79. The most recent high point then was today! Here is today's trade. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1: Credit Call Spreads  Sold 25...

Here is a Credit Call Spread done today. This trade was outlined in the morning Investing Strategy Notes for the past several days. Not in the important stats table below that on Jan 27 2021 the VIX was at $37. The most recent high point was Dec 1 2021 when the VIX...

Here is a Credit Call Spread done today. This trade was outlined in the morning Investing Strategy Notes for the past week. Here is today's trade. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1: Credit Call Spreads  Sold 10 call contracts for Feb 16 expiry at the $50 call strike for...

Here is a Credit Call Spread done today. This trade was outlined in the morning Investing Strategy Notes for today The last trade expires Dec 22. For myself I closed early on Dec 16 for 7 cents. Here is today's trade. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1: Credit Call Spreads ...

Here is a Credit Call Spread done today. This trade was outlined in the morning Investing Strategy Notes for today but the selling pushed up call premiums. This allowed me to move from the Dec 29 expiry period to the Dec 22 expiry. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1: Credit...

Here is a Credit Call Spread done today. I have discussed this trade several times in the morning Investing Strategy Notes but today's plunge made this trade worthwhile. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1: Credit Call Spreads  Sold 3 call contracts for Dec 15 expiry at the...

Here are two trades done today in the VIX Index. Both are credit call spreads which are sold at call strikes that the VIX has not reached since late January 2021. VIX Index Strategy Trade 1: Credit Call Spreads  For this trade I bought the Dec 22 $60 call which will...

Despite the VIX rising today, the call premiums are up just a few pennies. Here are two trades done. The first is a debit call spread which will earn a profit if the VIX rises higher between now and Dec 22 expiry. The second is a credit call spread where it will lose...