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Understanding the VIX Index call strategy also means understanding how the call options themselves are priced. Whenever the VIX index declines I receive a lot of emails from investors complaining about the large premiums still being commanded by the call options,...
The thing about the VIX Index Call strategy is that it needs patience. I get emails constantly from investors who once they have sold their call options when the VIX Index rises, then email and tell me they want to get back in and when do I think it would be best. It...
The recent decline in volatility finds a lot of investors anxious to get in and buy VIX Index calls. They perceive the present market rise as a great opportunity to profit when volatility jumps higher when the market pulls back shortly. I have received a lot of emails...
I have previously outlined the VIX Index Stock Market Trading strategy. This is a very simple and easy to implement strategy. A question from an investor I thought might be of interest to those FullyInformed Members who have been enjoying great profits from this...
I saw the stock market futures about a half hour before the market opened and I felt it was probably overdone. We have all seen this before with Europe. Crisis after crisis and they always manage to avert "biting the bullet" as it were. I therefore decided that I...
This morning I sold my May $13 calls for $3.94 and July $13 calls for $5.00. The May $13 calls were just bought on March 8 for $3.30 and marks a 19% gain in just a few days. The May $15 were bought for $4.65 and mark a 7.5% gain. I sold both sets of calls as the...
A few more questions on the VIX Index Stock Market Trading strategy from investors. This investor asks a rather interesting question on my outlook for the VIX Index. Here is the investor's question The VIX dropped below 15 today. I remember you have stated that it...
For FullyInformed Members who are following the VIX Index Strategy for Stock Market Trading, today's unemployment news gave the markets a quick burst at the outset and then the market turned back sideways which was my market direction outlook last night. The VIX Index...
I have had a lot of questions regarding the Stock Market Trading Strategy using the VIX Index and I have replied to almost all. However these questions from a FullyInformed Member covers a lot of ground so I thought I would answer them in this article. Here are his...
The market direction outlook from the weekend which you can review here was for the markets to continue under weakness. That meant that any weakness in the markets had to be taken as an opportunity for stock market trading trades. This could be any type of product but...