tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60730566052766879742024-03-13T03:34:46.344-04:00BlogLivevol Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11212744265528090604noreply@blogger.comBlogger2334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-4147427055277547062014-03-11T13:51:00.000-04:002014-03-11T13:51:03.327-04:00Event Date/Time: Wednesday, March 12 @ 5:00 PM PST
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Trading Triangle Program - designed to bring experienced options traders to the point where they can trade at a professional level and transition to a full time trader.
You want to trade for a reason, what isLivevol Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11212744265528090604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-4343548613535817012014-03-07T22:55:00.000-05:002014-03-07T22:55:39.406-05:00If you didn't read my last post on selling far OTM options and theta decay, check it out here:
http://livevol.blogspot.com/2014/02/so-youre-premium-seller-huh-just-love.html
Today, I'm going to expand on this concept and add to it providing additional evidence to support the idea that you are much better selling far OTM options at 60 DTE or more than you are at closer to 30 DTE.
Here is a graphLivevol Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11212744265528090604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-44667278989665217012014-03-05T14:34:00.001-05:002014-03-05T14:34:45.234-05:00
Retail trader turned pro, John Locke, will present his blueprint for success that can help you take your trading to the next level and make the jump from retail trader to full-time pro!!
http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Options-Traders/events/169150062/
This Meetup will be held online over GoTo Meeting. Link will be provided prior to the event. Trading Triangle Program - designed to bring Livevol Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11212744265528090604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-21371204828832296762014-02-28T20:16:00.000-05:002014-02-28T20:17:27.347-05:00
So you're a premium seller, huh?
Just love sellin' that juice.
I'm guessing you've seen this graph before showing the exponential decay of an option's value at 30 days to expiration:
Let me take another guess: After viewing this curve you immediately rushed out to fund an account and started selling far OTM call and put spreads hand over fist at 30 DTE faster than you can say,Livevol Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11212744265528090604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-43963492643024749642014-02-21T16:27:00.000-05:002014-02-21T16:27:21.457-05:00Analysis Paralysis, Thinking Too Much, and Other Psychological Traps Preventing You From Profits
Are you sabotaging yourself and crushing any chance at consistent trading profitability?
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Are you relatively new to trading?
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Even better, you are a Livevol Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11212744265528090604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-49264155146420662942014-01-29T14:24:00.001-05:002014-01-29T14:24:18.489-05:00
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$3K Into $100K….Twice…And it only took him 4 months each time. He’s about to go at it again and you are invited to join in.When I heard about this, I had 2 questions:“Hedid it twice…?”And“How did he do it?”You might be wondering too. And they weren’t just 2 lucky “lottery” type trades either.In fact, each time he did it, he made a series of optionLivevol Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11212744265528090604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-75497164333047983632013-10-30T12:59:00.000-04:002013-10-30T23:11:30.210-04:00Facebook (FB) - Update: Earnings Preview; Skew Bends Back Down; Did the Market Self-Correct a Bubble Before it Burst?
FB closed Tuesday trading at $49.40, down 1.7% with IV30™ down 1.7%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) is engaged in building products to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers. People use Facebook to stay connected with their friends and family, to discover what is going on in the world around them, and to share and express what matters to them to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-73603272598200482652013-10-29T14:08:00.002-04:002013-10-29T14:32:04.755-04:00Delta Air Lines (DAL) - Stock Breaches All-time Highs as Volatility Breaches Multi-year Lows
DAL closed Monday trading at $26.14, down 0.6% with IV30™ down 1.4%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the United States and around the world. The Company’s route network givesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-80139301908179890302013-10-25T18:28:00.000-04:002013-10-25T18:43:45.405-04:00Facebook (FB) - Reverse Skew; Upside Risk as Volatility Explodes and Stock Hits All-time Highs. Are We in a Bubble?
FB closed Friday trading $51.95, down 0.9% with IV30™ down 0.7%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) is engaged in building products to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers. People use Facebook to stay connected with their friends and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-56251263072064705402013-10-25T13:40:00.000-04:002013-10-25T15:29:56.766-04:00Archer Daniels (ADM) - Stock Breaches 5-year High as Volatility Breaches Annual High into Earnings. Is This Equilibrium?
ADM is trading $39.55, up 0.9% with IV30™ up 6.1%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland-Company, is engaged in the processing of oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa, and other agricultural commodities. The Company manufactures protein meal, vegetable oil, corn Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-3713210999930982212013-10-24T13:30:00.000-04:002013-10-24T13:30:07.730-04:00Finisar (FNSR) - Gotcha! Volatility Spikes Up as Stock Dips; Has the Volatility Trend Been Broken?
FNSR is trading $24.32, down 5.9% with IV30™ up 15.3%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Finisar Corporation develops and provides fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems which enable data communications over local area networks, or LANs, and storage area Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-5244664956808249492013-10-23T14:39:00.001-04:002013-10-23T14:39:41.561-04:00Safeway (SWY) - Stock Pops to 5-year high on Takeover News; Implied Volatility Rockets Up 40%SWY is trading $35.79, up 8.8% with IV30™ spiking up 42.0%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Safeway Inc. (Safeway) is a food and drug retailer in North America. As of December 29, 2012, the Company had 1,641 stores. The Company’s United States retail operations are located Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-23934244577023449332013-10-22T14:16:00.004-04:002013-10-22T14:16:40.757-04:00Angie's List (ANGI) Vol Hits All-time Highs; Earnings May Signal Solvency Issues; Will the Company Make it?
ANGI is trading $15.38, up 0.13% with IV30™ down 0.9%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Angie’s List, Inc. (Angie’s List) operates a consumer-driven service for members to research, hire, rate and review local professionals for critical needs, such as home, health care and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-53119029342524055202013-10-21T13:15:00.004-04:002013-10-21T13:15:56.237-04:00Livevol Core Provides Active Retail Traders Access to Professional Options-Trading Tools
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GOOG is trading $1008.89, up 13.51% with IV30™ down 13.7%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Google Inc. (Google) is a global technology company. The Company’s business is primarily focused around key areas, such as search, advertising, operating systems and platforms, enterpriseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-17602622424877440742013-10-17T14:04:00.003-04:002013-10-17T14:50:29.430-04:00The Men's Wearhouse (MW) - Takeover Bid and Option Market Reaction Say One Thing: This Stock is Gonna Move.MW is trading $46.19, down 0.05% with IV30™ up 25.7%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. is a specialty retailer of men’s suits and a provider of tuxedo rental product in the United States and Canada. At January 28, 2012, the Company operated 1,166 retailUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-90810876368851255292013-10-16T14:28:00.001-04:002013-10-16T14:52:04.438-04:00Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) - "[The] Most Important Announcement of the Year." Now This is a Story...
UBNT is trading $39.47, up 4.4% with IV30™ popping 14.1%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (Ubiquiti) is a communications technology Company. designs, manufactures and sells broadband wireless solutions worldwide. The Company offers a portfolio of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-49332447863494486142013-10-15T14:11:00.002-04:002013-10-15T14:11:41.069-04:00Netflix (NFLX) - How a New Industry Giant Shows 'Cheap' (?) Earnings Volatility into Earnings; Did You Know This?
NFLX is trading $324.47, up small with IV30™ down 1.4%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Netflix, Inc. (Netflix), incorporated on August 29, 1997, is an Internet subscription service streaming television shows and movies. The Company’s subscribers can watch unlimited Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-11601863436921106522013-10-14T14:15:00.003-04:002013-10-14T14:44:38.944-04:00Whirlpool (WHR) - Stock Explodes to 30-year Highs, Then Dips; Volatility Breaches New High But Earnings is Not the Driver
WHR is trading $131.92, down 6.0% with IV30™ up 10.8%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) is a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. Whirlpool operates in four segments: North America, Latin America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-59101309214423842872013-10-11T14:20:00.001-04:002013-10-11T14:22:06.423-04:00Update #3: Doomsday Scenarios: It’s the Volatility of the VIX that is Our Signal; Not the VIX Itself
VIX spot is quoting at $15.47, down 6.1% with IV30™ down 3.0%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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VIX is the 30-day volatility index for S&500 options. It is also known as the fear index as it reflects future looking near-term risk in the S&500 index.
This is a follow Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-11672435774379100212013-10-08T19:31:00.000-04:002013-10-09T18:14:17.906-04:00Follow Up; It's the Implied Vol of the VIX that is Our Signal; Did a Bi-partisan Congressional Vote Bring us to the Brink of Another Great Depression?
VIX spot closed Tuesday trading at 20.34%, up 4.8% with IV30™ DOWN 11.4%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
The markets closed down across the board Tuesday. I have included the indices snapshot from LIVEVOL® Pro, below.
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This is a follow up to the post I published on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-47003967534493224132013-10-07T14:58:00.001-04:002013-10-07T14:58:13.743-04:00United Technologies (UTX) - Volatility Breaches Annual High Well Ahead of Earnings; But is it Still Too Low?
UTX is trading $104.55, up 0.27% with IV30™ down 7.2%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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United Technologies Corporation (UTC) provides high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The Company operates in six segments: Otis, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-52999228193107927142013-10-03T15:48:00.002-04:002013-10-03T15:54:06.246-04:00VIX - Doomsday Scenarios; It's Not the VIX that Matters; It's the IV of the VIX That is Our Signal
VIX spot is quoted at 17.50%, down small with IV30™ up 15.4% (the volatility of the volatility index). The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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If you want to get the real pulse of the market, you Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073056605276687974.post-91816165566009488202013-10-01T14:37:00.000-04:002013-10-01T14:37:08.613-04:00Family Dollar (FDO) - Volatility reaches Annual High Well Ahead of Earnings; Will Earnings Gap Pattern Continue?
FDO is trading $72.27, up 0.4% with IV30™ down 0.7%. The LIVEVOL® Pro Summary is below.
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I found this stock using a real-time custom scan. This one hunts for elevated vols. I note that while FDO has earnings Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0