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- VIX at New High and More
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From the above volatility table (courtesy of briefing.com), we can see that VIX is now at unprecedented highs, surpassing those experienced during the 2002 bear market, 9/11 and even the L…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Yen, Gold ETFs Surge While Commodities Tumble
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The tide has turned for the Japanese yen as the credit market collapse is sending the currency way back up, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) will follow.
This same credit market collapse that sent Lehman Brothers down also sent borrowing costs sky high in Europe and is now beginning to unwind the carry trade.
Ye Xie for […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Market Crashes - Prepare For A Capitulation Low - Be Patient!
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We are in full-fledged panic mode. You can run but you can’t hide. Even the strongest stocks are coming under fire. Now that the bailout plan has been approved, investors are wondering how it will be implemented and how long it will take. It addresses long-term liquidity issues, but it does not address the here and now. The Fed is pumping money into banks as fast as it can and it has doubled the size of its auctions. It is also considering the purchase of commercial paper. Companies need cash now. Europe was down more than 5% overnight. The hawkish chairman …
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Investors, ETFs and Government: History’s Hard Lessons
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History tends to repeat itself, so surely there are lessons for the markets and exchange traded fund (ETF) investors about today’s financial crisis.
In this case, as it happens, we have a host of past events both here and abroad from which we can pick and choose the lessons we can learn.
The historical lessons may be […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- New Calls: JOYG
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I’m long 100 shares of JOYG from an assigned naked put and also have two JOYG naked puts at the November 40 strike. If all stays even I’ll have 300 shares in a month. With that in mind and JOYG trading down at $34.05, I sold three JOYG October 40 naked calls (JQYJH) for $1.00 and received $287.75 after commissions.
If something changes in the markets and JOYG rallies, I’ll make more on the run up of my 100 long shares and the in the money puts I have than the three naked calls will lose.
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Indexes, ETFs Rebound Off Lows, But Fear Still Rules
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The major market indexes crumbled today in a continuation of the volatility we’ve seen for a few weeks now, and it seemed like there were few places for exchange traded fund (ETF) investors to go.
As an indicator of how things were today, the Volatility Index (VIX) hit an all-time high. The index has been in […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Europe, Asia ETFs Begin To Feel the Infection
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The financial bailout in the United States has infected the markets in Europe and Asia, sending shares and exchange traded funds (ETFs) plummeting, and reinforcing fears of depressed global economic growth.
The passage of the bailout package in Washington did little to clear any uncertainty regarding the details of the deal and the extent to which […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Hot Picks
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OK, some people call me a “Maverick”. It may be because “Top Gun” was one of the first movies I ever saw with my wife.Or maybe it was “Hot Shots”, not sure, it was a long time ago.Anyway, here’s some Maverick-y ideas to play with this market….
Original Source: adamsoptions.blogspot.com
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Mutual Funds Deliver Surprises, But ETFs Don’t
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Few have been untouched by our financial crisis and our failing economy, but while exchange traded funds (ETFs) and Wall Street are getting hit, one mutual find giant may be getting the worst of it.
As of June 30, Fidelity had about $10 billion in the stocks of financial service firms that are now worthless, says […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Dow, S&P, ETFs Plummet Amid Global Selloff
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Wall Street opened this morning and resumed its descent as stock and exchange traded fund (ETF) investors remain worried about the global credit crisis and what looks like a broad global selloff, despite the passage of a $700 billion bailout last week.
Fears center on the fact that the bailout effects aren’t going to be seen […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Bought Insurance Puts on SPY and XLB
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I did this morning what I should have done months ago. I bought puts for downside protection. It’s not like many of you haven’t advised it during the past 18 months of my blog’s life. Finally, down big already, I wised up (a little). I started off this morning looking at individual stocks to buy protection, but the dive was so quick that I felt I was missing the mark of where it’d be worth buying protection. I thought that for the past few weeks and was clearly wrong, but I’m trying here. So, I moved to ETFs to try to buy protection in an indirect hedge. SPY made the most sense to me after I charted it this weekend and saw that it could have a 9% drop in it before it leveled, if not worse of course. It was already down a few percent, but I jumped in anyway.
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Two Bond Blogs to Read
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I joke about being a “Your one stop VIX-centric view of the universe,” but since that’s what draws most of my readership to this site, I am happy to oblige by focusing on volatility and the equities markets.On the credit markets side of the fear and anxiety equation, I give that subject less treatment here than it probably deserves (though it gets more attention in my newsletter.) Part of the reason for this is the two bond blogs I read religiously that do an excellent job of covering the debt universe:…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- VIX Over 56; Expect Snap Back Soon
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I suspect the current level of panic is nearing a climax…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- VIX Sets New Record of 50.75
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Given market conditions, the levels of the VIX continue to suggest an orderly selloff, with the VIX still being held back by a strong gravitational pull.If the DJIA fails to hold the psychologically important 10,000 level, we might see more in the way of anxiety.Genuine panic should put 55 and perhaps 60 in play very quickly….
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Things I Expect to Hear on Bubblevision
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The Bottoming ProcessMeltdownWe’re Off the LowsIt Could Have Been Worse.CapitulationMajor VIX signal (B…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- VIX Expected to Open at 53-54
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There are still 25 minutes before the markets open for today, but based on the futures, the day of the week and other factors, it looks like the VIX will break the 50 mark for the first time ever at the open. At this point, I am estimating a VIX in the 53-54 range at the open. This would break the previous VIX record of 49.53 set during the L…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Active Mutual Funds Getting Beat Up Compared to Indexes
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Actively managed mutual funds sound like less and less of a good idea in the wake of the financial mess, and it could wind up driving investors to exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Matthew Hougan for Index Universe says that fund managers can sidestep the blow-ups in the market, and can pull out and take cash […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM): Deutsche Bank lowers tgt to $50 from $70
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Deutsche Bank is lowering their price target on Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) from $70 to $50 on concerns that the Bold will not ship on time at AT&T, causing RIM to possibly miss its quarter. The transition to a consumer-facing company has proven more challenging for RIM than expected. Pricing and margins are likely to remain volatile, meriting a Sell rating.Firm thinks AT&T is unlikely to finish testing the new 3G Blackberry before the end of October, which makes it likely that the Bold will not ship until November, later than the company expects. While the Storm seems to be shipping on time at Verizon, they do not expect it to be readily available until mid-November and it is unlikely to be sufficient to offset the delay in the Bold. This raises the probability, in firm’s opinion, that RIM will miss their November quarter guidance….
Original Source: notablecalls.blogspot.com
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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- Water ETFs Outperform Alternative Energy
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Water exchange traded funds (ETFs) do not need a life preserver amid the market turbulence - while they might be down, they’re still managing to swim ahead of the broader alternative energy markets.
Water ETFs focus on companies that service and power water systems. To the surprise of many, they have been outperforming the more diversified […]…
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6 October, 2008| Derivatives |
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