Archive for January, 2011

• VIX-Plosion 2011
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 30th, 2011 at 10:40 pm, Comments: 0

  Quite the green candle in VIX on Friday. After meandering for the week, VIX exploded 24% on Friday, the largest single day pop since those [...]

• What Can We Learn From Mike Tomlin?
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 28th, 2011 at 8:06 am, Comments: 0

  So you’re the Steelers, you have the ball on the Jets 40 yard line, and a 5 point lead . There’s two minutes left, and [...]

• AMZN Tonight
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 27th, 2011 at 8:14 am, Comments: 0

  For those seeking options trading information, here’s a doozey. An idea from Goldman ahead of the release of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) earnings tonight. “Buy Mar $180 calls for [...]

• NFLX Earnings Play: Sponsored Post
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 26th, 2011 at 7:12 am, Comments: 0

  I got totally hooked on Lost on Netflix recently. On Season 2 now, No Hints Please! Anyway, NFLX earnings due up tonight. This from Options [...]

• Fading VIX Breakouts
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 25th, 2011 at 10:27 am, Comments: 0

  So I saw this tweet: “VIX briefly traded above MM 0/8ths= 18.75, A breakout is bearish for the market … ” Not sure what exactly [...]

• Is 80 Volatility Ever Cheap?
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 23rd, 2011 at 11:03 pm, Comments: 0

  Maybe cheap is the wrong word for 80 volatility. I mean it implies the underlying needs to move about 5% on a typical day. Or [...]

• Are Giants Fans Rooting For Jets?
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 23rd, 2011 at 7:28 am, Comments: 0

  The Times Fifth Down blog asked the above question. My answer is a couched “sort of”. Or better, yes on Jets in general, no on [...]

• The Case for VXX?
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 21st, 2011 at 9:12 am, Comments: 0

  Well its a weak one, but I try to make it in this post on InvestorPlace

• VXX Trade Idea
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 20th, 2011 at 9:20 am, Comments: 0

  MKM Partners mentioned the other day they are looking for a VIX rally. Well, here’s how they suggest playing it. In our January 18 note, [...]

• OK To VIX-Chart?
  Posted by Adam Warner on January 19th, 2011 at 7:05 am, Comments: 0

  We get letters … some of them not only civil, but downright excellent. Like this. “Adam – It seems to me that many of the [...]