Remember that scene in Rush Hour when Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan teamed up to kick some butt? They stayed together but fought in different directions to maximize their attack. Their method of attack is similar to the VIX and the S&P 500. The VIX is the Volatility Index. It is managed by the Chicago …
Hopefully you are not looking to trade on inside information but rather you are a regular reader who knows that I would never condone insider trading. But let’s assume that you do want to attempt to beat the stock market by being ahead of the guy next to you. There are a few ways to …
I’ve spoken about day trading before and how I tried it one summer. For three months straight, I traded foreign exchange using technical analysis, fundamental analysis and sometimes sheer luck. I have also mentioned my friend the Shinobi Trader who trades for a living and uses options and forex to trade. Both are highly leveraged trading …
The best mental image that I could come up with to explain volatility is the mechanical bull. For those of you who don’t know what a mechanical bull is, the mechanical bull is basically an excuse for drunk men to watch drunk girls flail around wildly. But volatility in the markets is the same idea, …
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