volatility

Three Steps to Rule the Market

Jared Levy, Editor, Option Strategies Weekly Tuesday, 13 September 2011 I had a birthday over the weekend and I was fortunate enough to have my father travel 1,200 miles to be here with me. We caught up on so much… We learned more about each other even after all these years. He’s extremely bright and Three Steps to Rule the Market

Smart Investing Daily – Investors Beware — The VIX Options Are a Lie

Jared Levy, Editor, Smart Investing Daily Tuesday, 26 April 2011 These are strong words, I know. I wouldn’t choose them if I weren’t truly concerned, because apparently not many care about the thousands of investors who have been burnt using volatility index (VIX) options and the VXX, a VIX-based ETF product, to invest in volatility. Smart Investing Daily – Investors Beware — The VIX Options Are a Lie

Planning for the Week Ahead

by Jared Levy on June 21, 2010 Any successful trader or business man (woman), knows that planning ahead and preparing for upcoming events and potential threats to your investments is key to preventing catastrophe.  The first thing every investor needs to do is to maintain a general awareness of upcoming events that are already announced.  Planning for the Week Ahead