Trading the VIX
Trading the VIX. I had a great week full of ‘ah ha’ moments, mostly provided by my wonderful readers. Firstly, Jim alerted us to the STOCKHISTORY function, then Eric told us about DeepSeek VIX analysis, Baja Pete about the SVIX (the VIX Futures ETF) and George tipped me off about the 50/200 death cross. Eric […]
Wild Ride!
What a Wild Ride! Yes, it’s been a crazy ride! Although we didn’t actually break a record, we were very close. The rise from the close of the day before was 11.69%, and was the second highest since SPY started in 1993. The GFC Won Not surprisingly, the ‘winner’ was during the GFC. On 13 […]
It’s a Bear!
The bear is back! Yes, the bear is back, but its still a baby. And what a week! QQQ and SPYG are both in bear territory, and SPY isn’t far behind. I had meant to do this week’s blog on AI and the Hype Cycle, but in view of the crazy goings-on this week I […]
Tariffs
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. That’s all we seem to hear about in the financial press and MSM (MainStream Media). Of course, we are interested – after all it is having a marked effect on the markets – so let’s try to sort out what is real and what is hype. I don’t want to go through […]
Does Volume Matter?
Does Volume Really Matter? This market really doesn’t know what it wants to do. It tries to go up; the bears step in. It tries to go down; the bulls step in. There’s a fair bit of trading going on – QQQ hasn’t had a day with below-average volume since 20th February, SPY has had […]
Death Cross
ITM OUT Signal. Yes, it’s a death cross. All good things must come to an end – and that includes bull trades. We’ve got quite used to this one, having been in it for almost 17 months, but the last few weeks have been horrid, culminating in the 10/200 death cross, the ITM OUT signal. […]
